44 DAY LIQUEUR ( Archived) (8)

I made this last year for Christmas. I bottled it up in small bottles
and added it to Christmas baskets. It is easy and fun to make and
inexpensive, especially if you use the cheapest vodka you can find. It was a hit and delicious.

44 DAY LIQUEUR

1 (26oz) bottle of vodka (be sure to save the bottle)
1 large orange
44 roasted coffee beans
44 sugar cubes (no other type of sugar)

Pierce orange with wooden skewer and insert all 44 coffee beans. This might take a little doing but it is fun.

Pour vodka into large glass container with tight fitting lid. It has to have a large enough neck to accommodate the large orange. Drop in all 44 sugar cubes and shake well. Add orange studded with coffee beans and shake again. I picked up a large pickle jar at a garage/tag sale for a quarter.

Keep in a dark place (not fridge) for 44 days, shaking the jar every day.
On the 45th day, remove the orange. You can peel and eat the orange if you wish but I warn you, you will get hammered from that orange, lol. Pour back into original vodka bottle, or individual small bottles.

Enjoy

Oo that sounds lovely!

I should have added, do NOT wash out the vodka bottle....the vodka is sterile so water will contimatde the bottle. Just put the cap back on and put the bottle away until you are ready to bottle the liqueur.

After 44 days.. and all that effort, I'm not sure I would be willing to give it away tho

I'm not sure i would be able to wait 44 days although it might come in handy if you are giving up booze for lent

yeah I thought that too.. If I knew it was sat there getting 'Yummy' .. I might not wait..

There really is no effort in making this liqueur, but I do admit to having a taste every now and then. I bought two very cheap bottle of vodka and made two batches. It makes even the cheapest vodka taste smooth and delicious.(hick)