Homemade Tart Apple Liqueur (Meilach) Recipe

From Homemade Liqueurs by Dona and Mel Meilach:

• 1 pound slightly tart eating apples (about 3 avg. size)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cloves
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Sliced and scraped peel of one lime or lemon
• 2 cups vodka or brandy

Cut apples into 8 pieces, remove cores. Don't peel. Put all ingredients in a jar, and set in the sun for several days [a week works for me] or until all the sugar has dissolved and been absorbed. Strain, filter, age for 2-3 months.

I've found this recipe, with Granny Smith apples, to be a little too sweet for my tastes, especially after it's aged for more than a year. But it may be great for you