Lithuanian Honey Liquer (Vititus) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

750 ml rye whiskey (does not need to be expensive)
2 cups honey
1 cup water
2 (8 ounce) jars maraschino cherries
1 orange
6 cinnamon sticks
1 tablespoon caraway seed

Preparation

In a saucepan combine 1 cup water, honey, cherries, sliced orange,and caraway seeds.
Bring to a simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
Let cool and then put in a storable container.
Add whiskey.
Let sit for a week and then remove oranges. ( I let this steep for about 30 days.).
I strain the caraway seeds out and remove the cherries as well once I move the liquer into bottles.
My DMIL served a bowl of the fruit after dinner. Be careful- it packs a punch as I found out.the hard way. LOL.