Apple Cinnamon Liqueur

*Alia*'s Note:

This is amazing. A really nice amber color and a mellow, almost apple cider like taste.

• Total Time: 2160 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 2160 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 750 ml

• 1 granny smith apple, diced
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 cups vodka
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon glycerin (optional)

Directions:

1. In a quart jar, add apple, cinnamon sticks, 1 cup sugar, and vodka.
2. Seal jar tightly, and place in a dry, dark place for about 2 weeks.
3. After two weeks, strain the liquid using a double layer of cheese cloth. Gently squeeze the apples, getting as much juice from them as possible.
4. In a fresh quart jar, add the second cup of sugar, the glycerin, water to top and the strained liquid. Seal and store again in a dark place until sugar is dissolved.
5. Once the sugar has all dissolved, bottle the resulting liqueur in a fresh bottle and let age for roughly 3 months.