Raspberry Liqueur

This has a deep raspberry color and deliciously strong flavor.

• Ready In: 2160 hrs 15 mins
• Yields: 750 ml

Ingredients

• 1  cup raspberries
• 3  cups vodka
• 2  cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1  teaspoon  glycerin (optional)

Directions

1. In a quart jar, raspberries, 1 cup sugar, and vodka. (I use frozen raspberries as the freezing process breaks down the cell walls, allowing you to get more juice).
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 raspberries, getting as much juice from the raspberries as possible.
4. In a fresh quart jar, add the second cup of sugar, 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.