Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Kumquat After Dinner Drink


Impress your Thanksgiving Day guests with this amazing after dinner drink. Its so gorgeous you'll want it to decorate your table too. Good over ice cream too!

Kumquat Digestif
from my favorite magazine Sunset

Yield: Makes 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups vodka
  • 10 kumquats, cut in half lengthwise, plus 5 to 6 whole
  • Several branches fresh thyme

Preparation

1. In a medium saucepan, heat sugar with 1/2 cup water, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Let cool to room temperature.

2. Stir in vodka. Pour mixture into a decanter and add kumquats (halves first) and thyme. Chill at least 3 weeks. Serve ice-cold, in shot glasses.

Image and Recipe: Sunset Magazine

3 comments:

Alexis said...

Wow, gorgeous!

Jaime said...

This is so pretty looking...wouldn't want to drink it! :)

Merci New York said...

ooh so great! I wish I still had the three weeks distilled time to get this ready for Thanksgiving! But it will be perfect for so many holiday parties! Thanks for the great idea!