Grand Orange-Cognac Liqueur

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup orange zest
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1.5 cup white grape juice + splash vanillaswapped
• 1/2 tsp grenadine syrup

Directions

1. 1

   Place zest and sugar in a small bowl

2. 2

   Mash and mix together with the back of a wooden spoon or a pestle

3. 3

   Continue mashing until sugar is absorbed into the orange zest and is no longer distinct

4. 4

   Place into aging container

5. 5

   Add cognac

6. 6

   Stir, cap and let age in a cool dark place 2 to 3 months, shaking monthly

7. 7

   After initial aging, pour through fine mesh strainer placed over medium bowl

8. 8

   Rinse out aging container