Sweet Cherry Vodka
Sweet Cherry Vodka
There is a Polish tradition of preparing your own spirits and liqueurs using the bounty of fruits and herbs grown in the summer. Often my grandma would prepare a sour cherry vodka that is made with half vodka and half Spirytus. Spirytus is a rectified Polish spirit containing 95% alcohol and not only is it difficult to locate in Canada but I find that the end product is too strong. So when I prepare it I use just vodka; the Kirkland French vodka, distilled 5 times, works beautifully for it. Of note, the Kirkland French vodka is said by many to be better than Grey Goose as Grey Goose is distilled only 4 times by comparison.
Sweet Cherry Vodka
Author: Costco Diva
Recipe type: Drinks
Ingredients
- 500g sour cherries, pitted (keep 10 of the pits)
- 500g sugar
- 500ml Kirkland french vodka
Instructions
- Place the cherries and 10 pits in a large jar and sprinkle the sugar over top.
- Cover the top with a fine cheese cloth, or paper towel, and elastic. This is to keep fruit flies out.
- Place the jar in a warm place for 3-4 days. The sugar will dissolve and the cherries will lose their juice.
- Drain the juice into another container (jar) and mix into it 250ml of additional vodka.
- Add another 250ml of vodka back into the jar containing the cherries.
- Close each jar with the seal and allow them both to rest for 2 weeks.
- After 2 weeks again drain the vodka from the jar containing the cherries and mix it and the additional vodka juice into bottles.
- Leave the bottles to sit for 3 months.
- The cherries can also be used in cakes (for adults only!) I’d recommend my White Forest Cake.
Sweet Cherry Vodka
