Banana
- 2 medium-sized bananas, peeled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or a 2" length of vanilla bean
- 1 cup sugar syrup
- 3 cups vodka
Mash the bananas, and add the vanilla and cooled syrup to the vodka. Shake gently, steep for 1 week. Strain and filter. Drink now, or age 2-3 months for best results.
Double the sugar for "Creme de Banana".
Optional flavorings: a pinch of cloves, a piece of cinnamon stick.
- 1 large, just-ripe banana, peeled
- 1 fifth vodka or light rum
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2" piece of vanilla bean
Mash banana. Add banana to vodka. Using wooden spoon, submerge banana mash (exposure to air will brown the banana). Steep 2 weeks. Strain, filter, add syrup. Slit open vanilla bean, add to mix. Age 1 month, remove bean. Strain and filter again as necessary. Age another month.
Recipes courtesy of Gunther Anderson.
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