So, last night we went to a long time friend's 50th birthday party. A few days earlier, my husband said we needed to come up with a gift for him. Of course we meant me...So off to Pinterest I went. I found several get ideas: Coasters with beer caps (unfortunately all of the beer caps from Superbowl got thrown out), wine in a bag made from a dress shirt shelve, soap in a Jack Daniels' Bottle...and finally I spotted Homemade Gin. It said it only takes 1 day to make it, and that was just what I had! So off to the store I went.
I bought a cheap bottle of vodka,
2 tablespoons juniper berries
1/4 teaspoon fennel
3/4 teaspoon corriander seed
3 cardamon pods
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 bay leaf
2 black peppercorns
a few pinches of lavender
a pinch of annis
a sprig of rosemary
2 lime peels
You can substitute any ingredients other then vodka and juniper berries
for the gin and two small glasses, a bottle of tonic from Cost Plus, and a basket to put everything.
When I returned home I put the juniper berries in the bottle of vodka and shook the bottle occasionally over the next 12 hours. When I woke up the next day I strained the vodka though a coffee filter and then added all of the other ingredients. I shook the bottle occasionally over the next 10 hours and strained enough to put in the gift basket and off we went.
