Blood Orange Laurel

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Blood Orange Laurel

• 12 blood oranges well washed
  
• 2 qt of vodka
  
• 2 fresh bay leaves
  
• 3 c of sugar
  
• 4 c of water
  

Peel the skin away from the oranges using a knife, and remove all the white pith from the skin and the oranges. Place the zest, oranges and bay leaves in a glass jar and let rest for 40 days.

For the syrup:

Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Let it cool completely before adding it to the vodka. Strain the zest thru a fine mesh strainer, and add the syrup to taste, and pour into a glass bottle. I keep mine chilled in the fridge.

Make the syrup accordingly, let it cool and add to strained vodka. Pour into glass bottles for keeping.

Keywords: Cocktail

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