Last week, Genevieve Brazelton of the Bitter Housewife, stopped by the creativeLIVE offices (my day job) for a great set of tutorials on making your own bitters and liquors. Below is one of the recipes she shared on-air!

Aromatic Bitters Recipe from Genevieve Brazelton Ingredients 1 cup Wild Turkey 101

1/8 cup dried cherries

1/8 cup walnut pieces

1 inch sliced fresh ginger

1 cinnamon stick (approx. 3 inches long)

1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise and seed scraped out (use both seeds and pod)

1⁄4 tsp whole allspice cracked

1/8 tsp whole cloves

1/8 tsp black peppercorns

3 whole cardamom pods cracked

1/8 tsp quassia chips

1/8 tsp gentian root

1⁄4 tsp black walnut leaf Instructions Add all ingredients (botanicals + booze) go in the jar and sit for 2 weeks. Shake occasionally. Strain solids from booze. Set booze aside in a sealed container. Simmer solids with 1⁄2 cup water for 10 minutes. Let water and solids sit together for 1 week. Strain and discard solids from water. Mix booze and water together. Add 1 tbsp rich syrup*. Let sit for 3 days. Filter bitters through cheesecloth. Use generously. *Simple syrup is 2 parts sugar to 1 part water simmered until sugar is dissolved. Basic directions here.

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