Cherry-Vanilla Bitters

Ingredients

• 1 whole clove
• 1 whole juniper berry
• 2 teaspoons anise seed
• 2 star anise pods
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into 1-inch pieces
• ½ cup dried cherries
• 6 vanilla beans, split in half lengthwise
• + 1 more ingredients
• • 1 (750-milliliter bottle) 100-proof rye whiskey

Combine all ingredients in a quart jar with a tightfitting lid. Close and store at room temperature. Let steep 14 days, shaking the jar every other day. Strain alcohol from spices and store in a jar with a tightfitting lid in a dark place.

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