10 allspice berries
10 juniper berries, crushed
10 cloves
10 cardamom pods, crushed
4″ ginger, peeled and 4 pieces
3″ fresh tumeric
2 vanilla beans
2 tsps grains of paradise
1 1/2 tsps aniseseed
4 cups tap water
2# clover honey
1/4 tsp orange extract
4 cups everclear
Combine water and spices and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer until reduced by half. Strain.
Heat honey to just below boil and skim off any foam. Mix in spice liquid, orange extract and bring to heat.
Remove far away from any fire and add alcohol. Run through filter into bottle. Shake daily for 2 weeks. Let set for a month and separate from any sediment. Bottle and let set as long as possible.