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Apricardamom – Homemade Apricot Cardamom Liqueur
A recipe for Apricardamom, a homemade apricot cardamom liqueur made with dried apricots, cardamom pods, and vodka. It is a great cordial or cocktail ingredient.
Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 fifth vodka 750ml / 3 1/4 cups, 80-100 proof
- 15 dried apricot halves finely chopped
- 20 green cardamom pods crushed
- 1 cup simple syrup
Instructions
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Muddle the vodka, apricots, and cardamom with a wooden spoon in a half-gallon jar. Stir to moisten everything.
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Seal the jar and put it in a cool, dark cabinet until the liquid smells and tastes strongly of apricot and cardamom, 3 to 5 days.
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Strain the mixture with a mesh strainer into a clean quart jar. Do not push on the solids to extract more liquid.
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Stir in the simple syrup.
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Seal and store in cool, dark cabinet. Use within 1 year.
Recipe Notes
*Time does not include the 3 to 5 days for flavor infusion. Recipe ©copyright 2013 Andrew Schloss and used with permission by Storey Publishing.