Sage liqueur for June 13 2009 party

And why not. The amaro won't be nearly ready, and this might be a little bitter - a balance to the anisette.

• 14 sage leaves
• 2 cloves
• 1.5 cups dry white wine
• 1.25 cups vodka
• skin of one lemon, no pith

Combine the above and let set for 2 weeks.
Strain and filter.
Combine with

• 1 cup simple syrup

Let age for 4 to 8 more weeks weeks.
That makes it a little tight. The minimum aging, 4 weeks, puts us at May 29. Party day gives us 6 weeks. (Maybe it's tme to start a quicker aging nut liqueur.)

I'm using a 12.5% Italian pinot grigio, and a 40% (Tito's) vodka. And I think that gives a final product of about 18.3% alcohol.