Cardamom Cocktail Bitters

Ingredients:

o 8 ounces vodka

o peel of 1 large lemon

(no pith)

o 2 tablespoons cardamom

pods

o 1 whole clove

o 1 bay leaf

o 1 pinch saffron

Method:

1. Combine lemon peel and

vodka in a small jar and store

in a cool dark place, shaking

daily, for three days.

2. Grind or crush cardamom

pods and clove and break bay

leaf into pieces.

3. Strain lemon from vodka

and replace it with the herbs.

4. Repeat the above storage

routine.

5. After three days strain

the vodka, discard the solids,

and add the saffron.

6. Let sit for one more day

then strain the vodka through

a coffee filter.

7. Refrigerate and store in a

dark glass bottle preferably

one with an eyedropper.

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