How to make a "Grand Orange-Cognac Liqueur"
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup orange zest
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups cognac
- 1/2 tsp grenadine syrup
How to:
- Place zest and sugar in a small bowl
- Mash and mix together with the back of a wooden spoon or a pestle
- Continue mashing until sugar is absorbed into the orange zest and is no longer distinct
- Place into aging container
- Add cognac
- Stir, cap and let age in a cool dark place 2 to 3 months, shaking monthly
- After initial aging, pour through fine mesh strainer placed over medium bowl
- Rinse out aging container
- Pour glycerine into aging container and place cloth bag inside strainer
- Pour liqueur through cloth bag
- Stir with a wooden spoon to combine
- Cap and age 3 more months before serving