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Krupnik (Honey Vodka)

Krupnik (Honey Vodka)

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Krupnik is a very delicious, spiced honey vodka beverage that is served warm for the holidays.

Ingredients

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1 cup honey

1 cup water

4 cinnamon sticks

6 whole cloves

1/4 piece of a whole nutmeg

1 vanilla bean

Peel of half a naval orange

2 1/4 cups Polish vodka

Instructions

  1. Place honey, water, cinnamon sticks and cloves in a sauce pan.
  2. Wrap a nutmeg in a dish towel and whack with the back of a knife and pick out a piece about a quarter the size of the whole nutmeg and place in the pan.
  3. Add the vanilla bean and the orange peel and bring to a boil.
  4. Remove from heat and spoon off any foam then bring to a boil again, cover and simmer on low for 30 minutes.
  5. Let sit for 30 minutes off heat.
  6. Remove lid, bring back to a boil and add vodka off heat.
  7. Stir and pour through a coffee filter or cheese cloth into a clean sterilized bottle and let cool. Discard solids.
  8. Cap the bottle top and let sit in a cool dark place for one week.
  9. After a week, siphon off the liquid and discard the sediment that sinks to the bottom.
  10. Serve cold, warm or hot.