Make sure the raspberries are fresh, but not over ripe. Do not place any berries in the jar if they have mold on the. I used a wide mouth one gallon wide-mouth glass jar.
Ingredients
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- 2-1/2 cups vodka
- 1 vanilla bean or 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
- Note: I used a full 1 750ml bottle of vodka and adjusted ingredients accordingly. It's your recipe - make it your way.
Directions
- Rinse raspberries well.
- Squish some of the raspberries when putting them into the jar. This releases more of the flavor.
- Add vodka, vanilla, and allspice. Mix.
- Place bottle in a cool, dark place for 3 weeks.
- Add the simple sugar.
- Age another 3-5 weeks.
- Slightly shake the mixture every few days.
- The original recipe said to strain thru cheesecloth and squeeze to get as much of the juice out as possible and throw the raspberry pulp away. I left the raspberries in the juice. When serving, include a few raspberries in the glass. Note: after a while the raspberries start to break down in the liquid and it doesn't look as appealing. You may want to strain thru cheesecloth then and squeeze out the juice.
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