Okay so I don’t want to come up with the cliche of telling you how many shopping days are left between now and Christmas, but if you want some extra loveliness, now is the time to prepare! Like puppies, this liquer shouldn’t be only for Christmas, but it has become a bit of a tradition on both Chrsitmas Eve and Christmas morning in our house, to drink kir royales; made with my own version of the “cassis” bit. Homemade blackberry liquer and champagne is heavenly, this is also good for Christmas presents, too .This is the easiest thing in the world but do it now, so that it will be beautiful by Christmas time and here is how you do it:
This year it’s blueberry and blackberry vodka
Ingredients (as above) vodka, fresh blackberries, fresh blueberries, cheap vodka (last year I used brandy, but I’m going for a lighter flavour this year), caster sugar and a sterilised kilner jar. (You could add a vanilla pod to create something really different).
Method: Layer the fruit in to the kilner jar with about 4 tablespoons of caster sugar and then fill with vodka and seal. Leave in a dark place for a minimum of 3 months, then strain the fruit out of the vodka and decant in to a clean, sterilised bottle. At this stage you can taste it, and if too sweet add more vodka, or if not sweet enough add some sugar syrup. Leave in the dark for a further month (or more) then serve either ice cold as an after dinner drink, or with champagne.
Roll on Christmas!
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