Cranberry Liqueur

Total Time: 288 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 288 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb cranberries
• 4 cups superfine sugar, divided
• 1 cup water
• 3 cups 80 proof vodka

Recipe

• 1 combine cranberries with 2 cups sugar.
• 2 add water and boil 4-5 minutes until skins start to pop.
• 3 remove from heat and cool.
• 4 put in a mixing jar, add vodka and shake vigorously.
• 5 cover and leave to infuse at least 7 days, shaking or stirring occasionally.
• 6 pour thru a coarse strainer and discard berries.
• 7 let rest 3-4 days.
• 8 without shaking the jar, decant only the clear liquor into another jar, leaving residue in the original jar.
• 9 the residue can be put thru a paper strainer (i use an unbleached coffee filter) until liquid is clear; add the strained liquor to the already decanted liqueur.
• 10 combine liqueur with 2 more cups of sugar and shake vigorously until sugar is absorbed.
• 11 let clear overnight and bottle.