Ruby Orange Vodka

Name: Ruby Orange Vodka
Total time: 14 d 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 7 large, unwaxed Blood orange; 1 Cinnamon stick (broken); 3 Vanilla pod; 4 cups Vodka; 2.5 cups superfine caster sugar; 2 cups boiling water

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Difficulty:

easy

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Preparation:

20 min.

Preparation

ready in 14 d. 20 min.

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Ingredients

for

1/2 litres, approx.

Ingredients: 7
large, unwaxed Blood orange; 1
Cinnamon stick (broken); 3
Vanilla pod; 4 cups
Vodka; 2 ½ cups
superfine caster sugar; 2 cups
boiling water

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Preparation steps

Pare the zest from 5 oranges using a peeler, making sure that none of the bitter white pith is included.

Put the zest, cinnamon and 1 vanilla pod in a large clean jar and pour in the vodka. Squeeze the juice from 1 orange and add to the jar. Seal tightly and leave for 1 week, shaking the jar each day.

Put the sugar in a heatproof bowl and pour over the boiling water, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Add to the vodka mixture, then leave for a further week, shaking the jar regularly.

Slice 1 remaining orange thinly and place in bottles with the remaining vanilla pods. Pare the zest from the remaining orange and place in the bottles.

Strain the vodka mixture into bottles and seal tightly. Store in a cool dark place and use within 6 months.