Homemade Blackberry Juice Liqueur (Vining) Recipe

From correspondent Martha Vining

OK, it's done, here's what I did:

• 4 cups blackberry juice (blackberries pushed through a sieve)
• 2 cups sugar
• pinch of cloves
• couple of blades of tarragon
• lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon assam tea leaves (slightly smokey taste)
• 2 cups moonshine (don't ask) [I'd guess that either vodka or grain neitral spirits will suffice -Ed.]

Combine berry juice, sugar, cloves, tarragon,lemon. Bring to boil, add tea leaves (my tea ball will never be the same). Lower heat and simmer about ten minutes, I removed the tea after 5 minutes. Cool to warm to touch, add alcohol. Place in [jar], clamp down the top and wait a month. We'll see!