Holiday DIY Project by Genevieve Nisly
This holiday project is so gorgeous, it’s hard to believe that someone DIY-ed it. Crafted by Genevieve Nisly, these cranberry flavored liqueur gifts are so pretty, so yummy, so perfect for friends and family. Plus, crack ‘em open and they’ll definitely spice up any holiday get together. A little bit involved, but the end result is SO worth the effort.
Materials
large stock pot
spatula
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 whole bag fresh cranberries cleaned
4 cups reasonable vodka
food processor or blender
strainer and/or cheesecloth
funnel
large very clean glass bottle or steeping jar with lid
4-6 or more small decorative bottles with lids to hold the finished liqueur
Instructions
1. Pour water and sugar in large stock pot over medium heat. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves and water looks clear. Let cool.
2. Place cranberries in food processor and pulse until cranberries are finely chopped. Add to the cooled sugar water and then add vodka. Stir.
3. Pour into large steeping jar or bottle. Seal and store in cool dark place. Steep for 2 to 3 weeks, shaking every other day.
4. Pour mix through strainer to separate solids. Using cheesecloth will remove more impurities.
5. Use funnel to pour into small individual bottles, tie ribbon around the fun red liqueur and voila! Makes 4-8 gifts depending on bottle sizes. Cost is about $5 to $10 dollars per gift depending on vodka and individual bottle cost.
Other fruit options include but are not limited to: vanilla bean, simply slice in half and place in storing. I recommend steeping this a month. Orange or lemon peel (avoid rind). The bottles store for one year.
Make SURE to check out Genevieve Nisly’s blog for tons of wedding eye candy and inspiration!
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Wahoo! Perfect gift to bring along to the inlaws!
great Idea! and so cute and festive!
Beautiful presentation, and very practical! But also a bit expensive, esp if considering giving it to all your guests! $5 @ 100 couples? Wow, 5K in giveaways alone!
Where are the bottles from? They are beautiful!
@ Tiffany, for 100 couples at $5 each it would be $500, not $5000
The bottles can be purchased at stores like Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Tuesday Morning, Pat Catans and other craft stores. It's easy to add a festive and personalized tag to each bottle too.
The browner bottle in the background is the vanilla liqueur. It takes a little longer to steep than than the cranberry. I have a curent batch of cranberry than only steeped one week and it's still really good.
This is a fabulous idea! Genevieve is such a talented photographer, and style maven! I have had the pleasure of working with her recently, and she is a consummate professional. Love her!!
how festive.
Hi Jen- whoops! Sorry about that! yes, $500! Okay, now it doesn't sound too bad ;)
Great idea!
Can you have other things like strawberries and such? Would the quantities be the same?
This is a wonderful project! I make limoncello (and orangecello and grapefruitcello!) regularly and the only thing I would add is to use organic fruits if you can find them. Especially if you are using the peel/zest of a fruit, which is where a lot of the pesticides would be absorbed.
Hey... any recipies for this invovling something with cinamon? were having a winter wedding, january 7, and id like something warm and cozy tasting....
i jsut tried to post this comment, i dont know if it already posted but question: any recipie for something with cinnamon? having a winter wedding, want something warm and cozy feeling
@ Lauren: Yes, you can do something similar with red hots. Dump them in a mason jar with vodka and they'll dissolve in about a day, you'll have to strain the vodka afterwards. :)
Where did you find these darling Bottles?! Love them