Star Anise liqueur recipe

Anisette\’s has been known to be a wonderful digestive for centuries, hence Sambuca\’s popularity in Italy. This recipe is a simple and easy to make version:

5 teaspoons anise seed, crushed
1 ½ teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed
1 ½ teaspoons coriander seeds, crushed
3 cups vodka
¾ cup water
1 ½ cups granulated cane sugar

Combine spices with alcohol in a 1 quart mason jar. Cover and let stand for 30 days in a cool place. Strain off seeds in a mesh and then a coffee filter to remove all debris. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and heat to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Add to liqueur in mason jar and let sit for a month.

For cocktails I drink it with soda water or coca cola.