Ralf's Apricot Dream

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 200 g dried apricots (jumbo apricots, unsulfured)
• 300 g rock sugar (crumbly rock sugar)
• 1 ½ bottles of white rum
• 1 vanilla pod(s) (Bourbon vanilla)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest period approx. 14 days; Total time approx. 14 days 30 minutes

Simple, quick, and yet delicious! Makes 2 bottles.

Cut the apricots into small cubes (they have to go into the bottle). Once that’s done, the worst is over! Please use unsulfured apricots, as this will give the liqueur a nicer color. Now fill 2 bottles (washed thoroughly, preferably with corks) with 100g of diced apricots each. Then add the rock candy (150g per bottle). Since vanilla is not always the same size and thickness, split open 1/2 to 1 vanilla pod, scrape out the contents, and add both to the bottles. Now fill the bottles with white rum, close the lids, and shake. Oh, the worst isn’t over yet – now it’s time to wait… The liqueur isn’t ready for 14 days! Shake frequently during these 14 days.