Homemade Orange Juice Liqueur (Meilach) Recipe

Miscellaneous Untried Recipes

This is from a collection of recipes from books I own, but which I haven't myself tried yet. However, you can have faith that at least the authors themselves have tried them, so they're not deadly or anything.

From Homemade Liqueurs by Dona and Mel Meilach:

• 12 ounces (1 1/2 cups) freshly squeezed orange juice
• Scraped and sliced peel of one orange
• 12 ounces (1 1/2 cups) vodka or half vodka and half brandy
• 1 cup sugar syrup

Combine juice, orange peel, alcohol. Steep 4 weeks. Strain and filter. Add sugar syrup. Yield: 4 cups.

[Note: original recipe said "12 ounces (4 1/2 cups) orange juice", but I think they meant 1 1/2 cups.]

Optional Flavorings

For any or all of the above orange recipes, a pinch or 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, coriander, whole cloves, or a piece of lemon peel scraped and cut. Also consider using honey instead of sugar syrup.