Abstract:

A warm fire, a brilliant Christmas tree, good company, and full bottle of cinnamon schnapps. It's just not the Holidays around here without cinnamon schnapps to sip on; and the best kind of schnapps is the kind you make yourself! With a few simple ingredients and some careful attention, a big ol' bottle of spicy-smooth homemade cinnamon schnapps can be made for pennies on the dollar. Also makes a thoughtful gift for those on your list who like to imbibe!

Purpose:

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I think it's common knowledge that a person in a committed relationship tends to get the rest family in tow with said commitment (whether they like it or not). I've never had problems with my in-laws, but If I'm to be completely honest, our common appreciation for the great social equalizer that is booze can be given alotta credit for that. Whether it be a party, a stag, or a holiday proper, there's something both comfortable and enjoyable about sitting down and having a few drinks with family and close friends. As if we actually needed something to talk about after the second round, the conversation often turns to the beverages themselves, as I drink amongst those that like to diy. I've dabbled with things like homemade coffee liquor (that's Kahlua people), ginger beer, and even infused vodka for that special Bloody Mary; but it's my father-in-law that introduced me to the easy-sipping delight that is homemade cinnamon schnapps.



Every year around Christmas, my wife's dad whips up a mess of home-spun hooch from a recipe that he keeps in his head; mentally transcribed from a sheet of loose-leaf acquired from a neighbor whose handwriting you'd need a Rosetta Stone to decipher. Even if you don't adhere to scientific method, you don't have to connect too many dots to realize that like so many tall tales and campfire stories, this recipe is in a constant state of flux. to my father-in-law's credit, in the thirteen years I've known my wife, I've seen the man's recipe morph from liquor that was passed around when everything else was gone to the thing pulled from the cabinet first when company comes to call. What he did this year was good enough that my mother-in-law actually wrote it down for posterity. This was my chance: I snapped a shot of the recipe card with my phone, and took it home to tinker (hey, you didn't really think I'd do a recipe as wrote, did ya?).