Fortified orange wine
Ingredients
- 1,5 litres good white wine
- 250ml (1 cup) eau de vie or vodka
- 200g (1 cup) castor sugar
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 2 oranges, sliced
- 1 strip dried bitter orange peel
- ½ a stick of cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
1
Sterilise a large jar and pour in the wine, eau de vie or vodka and sugar and seal. Shake and leave for a day, making sure that anyone who happens to pass by gives the bottle another shake or two.
2
The next day, add the sliced citrus fruit, orange peel and cinnamon and seal the jar.
3
Mature for at least 4 to 6 weeks and when you are ready to serve it, strain through a fine sieve or muslin cloth and decant into bottles that can be corked.
4
This aperitif can be stored in a cool, dark place for up to 4 months and should be served well chilled.
