Clementine Liqueur (Liquore Al Mandarino) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 clementines
1/2 liter grain alcohol (2 1/4 cups)
300 g sugar (1 1/4 cups)
1/2 liter water, warm (2 1/4 cups)

Preparation

Peel the clementines, without any white pith & slice roughly.
Put the alcohol in a lidded container (ie a jar large enough to hold 5 c).
Add the clementine peel.
Leave to seep for 7 days, in the dark.
After a week, dissolve the sugar in the warm water.
Add the water to the clementine brew.
Let it rest, undisturbed for 6 - 7 months.
Serve chilled.