All the delicious sweet flavours of Christmas in a glass. Easy to make with just 3 days steeping this vodka is the perfect tipple to serve with your Christmas pudding or just enjoy sipping by a log fire.
Place 100g chopped dried figs in a large bowl and add 200g mixed dried and 50g chopped mixed peel.
Add 50g light muscovado sugar, 1 cinnamon stick 12 cloves and 6 allspice berries. Then pour in 500ml vodka.
Pare the zest from the lemon taking care not to include the white pith and add to the bowl. Stir to combine. Cover and leave to steep for 3 days in the refrigerator.
Line a sieve with muslin and strain the vodka into a large jug. Pour the infused vodka into a sterilised bottle . Seal, label and store in a cool dark place.
Notes
Sterilise bottles in the same way you would sterilise jam jarsfor preserving.
Discard the whole spices and use the fruit to make a fruit cake or Christmas pudding. Or serve spooned over vanilla icecream