Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Yield
1 Quart
Ingredients
2 apple (tart, large)
3⁄4 liter bourbon (does not have to be top quality)
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 cinnamon stick (or 2 Tbsp cinnamon chips)
1 orange (zest of)
2 cloves
Instructions
Peel and grate apples. Place all ingredients except for bourbon into a 1 quart pot. Cook on low heat stirring constantly until all sugar crystals have dissolved. Let cool and strain through cheesecloth or mesh strainer, pressing out all liquids from leftover contents. Pour infused syrup into a 1 quart glass jar, or divide equally amongst smaller jars, and top with bourbon. Shake. Let infuse for 1 week to two months in a cool dark place, making sure to shake daily. Taste will improve the longer it sits.