drink recipes with chopped orange peel

Fall Spice Cordial recipe

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

A exquisite recipe for Fall Spice Cordial, with brown sugar, sugar, apple juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, orange, brandy and vodka.

  • 1 cup white brandy
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp real vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup 100 proof vodka
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp dried, chopped orange peel
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 2 1/4 cups apple juice

Bring brown sugar, white sugar and apple juice to a boil over medium-high heat.
Add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice and orange peel.
Boil for 4 minutes and remove from heat.
Let stand until just warm.
Transfer to a clean 1 qt aging vessel.
Add vanilla, brandy and vodka.
Cover tightly and let stand for 1-4 weeks.
Filter out solids before bottling.

Serve in a Cordial Glass.