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Spiced Rum Recipe

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Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: | Active Time: | Makes: 1 (750-ml) bottle

Fashioning your own spiced rum is so easy that there is really no reason to buy the artificially flavored slosh you find at the store. Just combine some high-quality gold rum with spices, and after a couple of days, you’ve concocted your own spirit!

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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 750 ml bottle gold rum
  • 1 (3-inch) piece vanilla bean
  • 1 (1-inch) piece cinnamon stick
  • 1 point star anise
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 piece allspice
  • 1 (1-by-1/2-inch) piece orange zest
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Add all the spices to a 750 ml bottle of golden rum, close, and let steep 24 hours. Use in your favorite rum-based cocktails.
SOURCE: http://www.chow.com/recipes/10868-spiced-rum
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