How to make an "Orange Bitters"
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb dried, bitter seville orange peel
- 1 pinch cardamom
- 1 pinch caraway
- 1 pinch coriander seeds
- 2 cups grain alcohol
- water
- 4 tbsp caramel food coloring
How to:
- 1
- Chop the orange peel finely and mix it with the herbs and alcohol
- Let it stand for 15-20 days in a sealed jar, agitating it every day
- 2
- Pour off spirits through a cloth, and seal again
- 3
- Put the strained off seeds and peel in a saucepan, crush it, cover with boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes
- Pour into another jar, cover and let stand for 2 days
- Strain this off and add it to the spirits
- Add caramel coloring, filter again and let it rest until it settles perfectly clear