Krupnik Hot Vodka With Honey Recipes

POLISH HONEY-SPICED VODKA (KRUPNIK)

Steps:

• You can serve the krupnik hot immediately after making it. Or you can allow it to cool and serve it cold.

SPICED HONEY VODKA

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup honey and water to a boil in a saucepan while stirring. Immediately reduce heat to low once boiling. Scrape the vanilla bean contents into the mixture and add the pod. Stir in ginger. Add orange zest, lemon zest, mint, nutmeg, cloves, peppercorns, star anise, and cardamom. Cook over low heat, stirring, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a wide-mouth, sealable bottle. Add 1 liter vodka and seal. Allow ingredients to steep together for 3 weeks, agitating occasionally.
• Pour vodka through a strainer or cheesecloth and taste for sweetness. Add more honey or vodka to acquire the right level of sweetness (it should taste quite sweet, but everyone has their own personal preference.) Serve neat at room temperature.

HOT VODKA WITH HONEY (KRUPNIK)

Steps:

• Heat sugar in 2 Tbs of water until it dissolves, then stir in the boiling water.
• Add vanilla bean, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and allspice berries.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Strain the caramel mixture and return to the pan.
• Stir in honey and orange rind and heat, stirring, until the honey has completely dissolved.
• Bring to a boil.
• Remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir vodka.
• Serve hot or cold.

LITHUANIAN KRUPNIKAS

Steps:

• Crack the cardamom seeds and nutmeg with a heavy skillet on a cutting board. Toss them into a saucepan with the caraway seed, cloves, allspice berries, cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, saffron, ginger, turmeric, orange zest and lemon zest. Pour in the water, and bring to a boil. Cover, and simmer until the liquid is reduced by 1/2. Strain out spices, and set the liquid aside.
• Pour honey into a large pot, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Skim off any foam from the top. Stir in the strained liquid from the spices and vanilla extract. Remove from heat and place far from the stove to avoid any flare-ups from the grain alcohol. Slowly stir in the grain alcohol. Place the pot back onto the burner over low heat and cover. Heat through, being careful not to boil or even simmer. Remove from heat and let stand overnight with the lid on.
• The following day, pour the liquid into sterile bottles, seal, and allow to settle for 2 weeks. The longer you let it sit, the clearer it will become and the better it tastes. Serve warm.

KRUPNIK (HOT VODKA WITH HONEY)

Steps:

• Heat sugar in 2 tbs water until it dissolves, then stir in the boiling water. Add vanilla pod, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns and allspice berries, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Strain the carael mixture and return to the pan. Stir in the honey and orange rind and heat stirring until the honey has completly dissolved.
• Bring to a boil, remove pan from the heat and gradually stir in the vodka. Serve hot or cold.

POLISH FIRE VODKA (KRUPNIK) (SPICED HONEY VODKA)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients except for vodka and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to a simmer; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the vodka, and when heated through, sreve immediately in Irish coffee cups serve chilled later in juice glasses (can also be reheated for serving later).