Saurian Brandy

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup grated orange rind
• 3/4 white grape juice + squeeze of limeswapped
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup grade a maple syrup

Directions

1. 1

   Put orange rind in a half-pint jar with 1/4 cup vodka

2. 2

   Seal it and shake occasionally

3. 3

   Let it steep overnight

4. 4

   Pour sugar and 1 2/3 cups vodka into a 28 ounce bottle

5. 5

   Seal it and shake until all the sugar is dissolved, then add the maple syrup

6. 6

   Filter the orange extract through a fine handkerchief or coffee filter until it becomes clear

7. 7

   Add a tablespoon of the final extract to the vodka syrup mixture and mix well

8. 8

   If your orange peels are much more or less aromatic than average, adjust the quantity so that you have enough to hide the maple flavor, with