Spiced Cherry Cordial Redaction #1

Ingredients

• 1 quart of alcohol base (4 batches were made for comparison: 100-proof grappa, 80-proof brandy, 80-proof vodka, and 70-proof "white" brandy)
• 1 ounce pitted ripe sweet dark red cherries (approx. 4), halved
• 8 ounces white granulated sugar (approx. 1-1/8 c.)
• 12 cloves
• 1/2 large 3" stick of cinnamon (or, 1 thin 3" stick)
• 1-1/2 tsp. anise seeds, bruised with mortar and pestle

Method

1. The amounts are half of what was specified in the original recipe.
2. The ingredients were combined in glass jars or bottles and left for 15 days with occasional stirring.
3. The solid material was strained out using a fine nylon coffee filter and then paper coffee filters.

Notes

• Reads mainly as an anise/clove liqueur; grappa and dark brandy bases were preferred.