Hey Guys and Gals! Mashed Concord grapes steeped with cinnamon, cloves and sugar for a month, then mixed with a sugar syrup.
Ingredients
500 ml rectified spirit 95% (or use 800 ml of vodka in place of the spirit and the water)
500 grams Concord grapes
150 grams granulated sugar
1 stick cinnamon
3 cloves
200 grams sugar
300 ml water
Directions
1. Pull the grapes off the bunch, wash and dry them, and mash them with a fork in a bowl.
2. Put the mashed grapes and their juice into a large jar. Add the 150 grams of sugar, the cinnamon, cloves and spirit.
3. Close the jar, shake it, and let it rest one month in a dark, dry place, shaking now and then.
4. After the month, dissolve the 200 grams of sugar in the water and boil for 2 minutes. Let the syrup cool.
5. Strain the grape mixture through a colander, squeezing the grapes.
6. Mix in the syrup, stir well and bottle. Let the bottles rest 10 more days.