Perceived healing qualities.  Active cleansing and renewing.
Ingredients:

1/2 gal mason jar
Green (immature) Black walnuts cut into quarters enough to fill jar 1/2 way
Peels of two lemon cut with peeler
2 cinnamon sticks
9 cloves
1 split vanilla bean
2 cups pure cane sugar
Texas pure vodka to fill jar

Method:
Mix all and let sit 30-50 days (at this point it will be black and powerful).  
Strain and let rest in bottles 6-12 months.  Enjoy around meal time
to enliven the midriff. 

Location:

Rochester, NY

Bottle date:

August 1st

Early sweet cherry crop kept for cold winter nights.

Ingredients:

Bittersweet Orchards sweet cherries persevered in Hudson Valley

grappa and pure cane sugar.

Method:

Hand picked and destemmed cherries placed in jar then warmed

and covered with grappa and pure sugar.

Size:

32oz Ball Jar

Location:

Van Etten, NY

Qty:

3

 Brandied Raspberries:000003

Summer berries resting in Brandy.

Ingredients:

Raspberries from Bittersweet Orchards persevered

in Germain-Robin Brandy and pure cane sugar.

Method:

Raspberries, sunshine, fresh air, good

conversation placed in jar then warmed and covered with brandy and pure sugar.

Size:

32oz Ball Jar

Location:

Van Etten, NY

Qty:

3.5