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Citrus Vodka

Source of Recipe

From "Bon Appétit: The Christmas Season"


Recipe Introduction

"You can select any type of bottle you like for this citrus-scented spirit, but choosing a wide-necked one makes it a snap to place the citrus peel into the vodka."

List of Ingredients

• Six 2 x ½-inch strips orange peel (orange part only)
• One 8-inch wooden skewer
• Six 2 x ½-inch strips lemon peel (yellow part only)
• Six 2 x ½-inch strips lime peel (green part only)
• One 750-ml clean clear wine bottle with cork
• One 750-ml bottle vodka


Recipe

Fold 1 orange peel strip crosswise in half without breaking. Thread onto skewer. Repeat with 1 lemon peel strip, then one lime peel strip. Repeat, alternating remaining orange, lemon, and lime peel strips on same skewer.

Using chopsticks as aid, if necessary, guide citrus peel skewer through neck of empty bottle, pushing gently but being careful not to break any peel.

Fill bottle with vodka and cork. Refrigerate at least one week and up to 3 weeks. Serve chilled.


Makes enough to fill one 750-ml bottle.