Caraway Liqueur

Name: Caraway Liqueur
Yield: Makes about 3½ cups
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 tablespoon caraway seeds; 3 cups vodka; ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ cup sugar; ½ cup water

“Kümmel”

Preparation info

Makes about
3½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Better Than Store-Bought

By Helen Witty and Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1979

About

This is a homey version of a favorite European cordial, kümmel. We find the warm, clean flavor of its spices make a liqueur that is among the least cloying of after-dinner nips.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon caraway seeds
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
¼ teaspoo

Vegan
Drinks

Method

Add the caraway, fennel, and cumin seeds to the vodka in a bottle or jar, cover, and let stand for 1 to 3 weeks, shaking occasionally. When the flavor is strong enough, strain out the seeds.
Boil the water and sugar together for 2 or 3 minutes, skimming off any froth. Cool, then mix the syrup with the spice infusion.
Pour through a funnel lined with c