Beverages

Hot pink strawberry liqueur

Name: Hot pink strawberry liqueur
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: PTM
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Beverages
Ingredients: vodka 2 cups,caster sugar 200 g,ripe strawberries, well washed & sliced 400 g,lime juice (or 2 T rose-water) 1 - 2 T

By Jeanne Calitz

Serves 3

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes, plus overnight steeping time

In the spirit of the season combine a few ingredients and leave them to infuse for two days and you'll have a very festive home-made hot pink strawberry liqueur to gift to friends this year.

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Ingredients

Method

2 cups vodka
200 g caster sugar
400 g ripe strawberries, well washed & sliced
1 - 2 T lime juice (or 2 T rose-water)

Method

Ingredients

1. Combine the ingredients in a large, sterilised jar. infuse for up to 2 days, shaking the jar occasionally to encourage the sugar to dissolve. Strain and decant into sterilised bottles. Keep in a cool, dark spot until opened, then in the fridge for up to nine months.

2. Serve with tonic or sparkling water and ice, or add a splash to a glass of sparkling wine for a strawberry fizz.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Bianca Strydom
Food assistant: Nadia Meyer

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Recipe by: Jeanne Calitz

Jeanne Calitz is a freelance lifestyle writer based in Kommetjie, Cape Town. She's a voracious reader and a fan of hyper-seasonal cooking and well-made cocktails (spicy palomas forever!) When not writing, you'll find her busy in the garden or walking the family's two Schnauzers, awestruck by the fact that she gets to live near the ocean.

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