This is an amalgamation of a few different online recipes.
Ingredients
- 30 unripe black walnuts, quartered
- 1 (750-milliliter) bottle 100-proof vodka
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- ¼ whole nutmeg seed
- 10 cloves
- 1 whole vanilla bean
- 2-3 slivers lemon peel
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- a large, sealable glass jar
- a couple of smaller glasses
Instructions
Combine first 7 ingredients in a sealable glass jar. Leave on the windowsill for 40 days, shaking every once in a while to mix things up. Strain out the walnuts and spices after 40 days and add a simple syrup mixture consisting of 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water. Place the sweetened concoction in a couple of smaller dark glass bottles, cork and wait.
