How to Make Your Own Flavored Liquors
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Learn how to make three types of infused liquors: ginger-anise vodka, hot and spicy vodka and vanilla-cinnamon bourbon.
Materials Needed:
- 7-ounce clear glass, swing-top bottles
- vodka of your choice
- bourbon of your choice
- anise pods
- fresh ginger
- vanilla beans
- cinnamon
- a variety of hot peppers (like jalapeno, habanero and serrano)
- Download: Infused Liquor Label Printable
Print and Attach Labels
Print out the Flavor-Infused Liquors Printable Labels onto a sheet of 2-inch by 2-inch clear labels. Apply the title label to the front of the bottle and the drink recipe label onto the back.
![Add Labels to Flavored Liquor Bottles Bottle With Vodka Label](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2012/10/24/4/Original_Michelle-Edgemont-Holiday-Favors-Flavored-Liquors-How-To-Step-1-Add-Labels_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400976691867.webp)
Gather and Prep Ingredients
For each 7-ounce bottle of infused liquor, you'll need the following:
Ginger Anise Vodka
3 anise pods
1 tablespoon slivered ginger
7 ounces vodka
Hot and Spicy Vodka
3 hot peppers of your choice, sliced vertically
7 ounces vodka
Vanilla Cinnamon Bourbon
1 vanilla bean, sliced vertically
2 cinnamon sticks
7 ounces bourbon
Make all three types, or multiply the recipe for one type times the number of bottles you want to make.
![For 7-ounce bottles of infused liquor, you'll need the following: For Ginger Anise Vodka: 3 anise pods, 1 tablespoon slivered ginger, 7 ounces vodka; for Hot and Spicy Vodka: 3 hot peppers of your choice, sliced vertically, 7 ounces vodka; for Vanilla Cinnamon Bourbon: 1 vanilla bean, sliced vertically, 2 cinnamon sticks, 7 ounces bourbon. Make all three types, or multiply the recipe for one type times the number of bottles you want to make.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2012/10/24/4/Original_Michelle-Edgemont-Holiday-Favors-Flavored-Liquors-How-To-Step-1b-Add-Labels_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400976691857.webp)
![For 7-ounce bottles of infused liquor, you'll need 3 anise pods, 1 tablespoon slivered ginger, 7 ounces vodka. Add the ingredients to each bottle, and then fill the bottle with vodka or bourbon. Wait at least two weeks and up to a month before drinking.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2012/10/24/4/Original_Michelle-Edgemont-Holiday-Favors-Flavored-Liquors-How-To-Step-2-Prep-Ingredients_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400976718868.webp)
Add Ingredients to Bottles
Add the ingredients to each bottle, then fill the bottle with vodka or bourbon.
![For 7-ounce bottles of infused liquor, 3 anise pods, 1 tablespoon slivered ginger, 7 ounces vodka. Add the ingredients to each bottle, and then fill the bottle with vodka or bourbon.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2012/10/24/4/Original_Michelle-Edgemont-Holiday-Favors-Flavored-Liquors-How-To-Step-3b-Add-Ingredients_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400976718887.webp)
![For 7-ounce bottles of infused liquor, you'll need 3 anise pods, 1 tablespoon slivered ginger, 7 ounces vodka. Add the ingredients to each bottle, and then fill the bottle with vodka.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2012/10/24/2/Original_Michelle-Edgemont-Holiday-Favors-Flavored-Liquors-How-To-Step-3c-Add-Ingredients_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400973992991.webp)
Steep The Liquors
Now it's time to let the flavors you've added infuse into the liquors. Wait at least two weeks and up to a month before drinking.
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Mix Into Holiday Cocktails
Use the liquors as party favors, or as the secret ingredient in the signature holiday cocktails printed on each label:
Fall Harvest (shown below)
1 ounce ginger-anise vodka
5 ounces hot apple cider
squeeze of lemon juice
dash of cinnamon
Stir to combine. Garnish with anise pods.
Sizzling Mary
5 ounces tomato juice
3 ounces spicy vodka
dash Worcestershire sauce
squeeze of lime
salt and pepper
Shake with ice. Garnish with a celery spear or pickled okra.
The Cozy Night
1 ounce vanilla-cinnamon bourbon
1 ounce hazelnut liqueur
3 ounces milk
Shake with ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
![For 7-ounce bottles of infused liquor, you'll need 3 anise pods, 1 tablespoon slivered ginger, 7 ounces vodka. Add the ingredients to each bottle, and then fill the bottle with vodka or bourbon. Wait at least two weeks and up to a month before drinking. For the Fall Harvest seen here, combine 1 ounce ginger-anise vodka, 5 ounces hot apple cider, squeeze of lemon juice, and a dash of cinnamon. Stir to combine. Garnish with anise pods.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2012/10/24/4/Original_Michelle-Edgemont-Holiday-Favors-Flavored-Liquors-Beauty-With-Cocktail_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400976691876.webp)
![As easy as mixing together a few common kitchen ingredients with standard liquors, these three festive flavors make delicious holiday cocktails (and party favors.)](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2012/10/24/1/Original_Michelle-Edgemont-Holiday-Favors-Flavored-Liquors-Beauty-From-Front_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400973835213.webp)