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Homemade Vin d'Orange with Vodka and Less Common Herbs

Shelly Benitah
This indulgent homemade traditional French apéritif has subtle flavors from spices, garden herbs, and rosé wine. It's fortified with vodka for a streamlined flavor base. This is the winning version #6 of the 9 versions we've tested in this post. But you can also customize this recipe to any of the other versions or add additional ingredients to best suit the palates of you and your guests. Try this tantalizing drink as both a summer thirst quencher and a warming cold-weather delight!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
steeping time 28 days
Total Time 28 days 20 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine French
Servings 5 people
Calories 197 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 500 mL (2 cups) rosé wine
  • 65 mL (¼ cup) vodka
  • 100 g (½ cup) sugar
  • 10 g zest from 1 organic sweet orange, grated
  • 3 g zest from ¼ organic lemon, grated
  • ½ cinnamon stick, about 1.5 grams
  • ¼ large vanilla bean, split, about 1.3 grams
  • ½ tablespoon fresh lemon basil leaves, about 2 grams
  • ½ tablespoon fresh lemon thyme leaves, about 2 grams
  • ½ tablespoon fresh anise hyssop leaves, about 2 grams
  • ½ tablespoon fresh lemongrass stem, about 2 grams
  • ½ tablespoon fresh pineapple sage leaves, about 2 grams

Instructions
 

  • Combine the rosé wine and vodka in a large jar.
  • Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
  • Add the grated peel of sweet orange and lemon.
  • Add the cinnamon stick, split vanilla bean, and fresh herbs.
  • Seal the jar and let it macerate for at least 4 weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking occasionally.
  • Strain and bottle the liquid. Serve chilled.

Notes

Notes:
  1. Feel free to customize this recipe to suit your tastes! This vin d'orange is infinitely adjustable. It's really fulfilling to experiment with different alcohol bases, spices, and herbs from your garden! Enjoy this delightful drink that is perfect for either cold or warm weather.
  2. Use organic oranges and lemons if you can find them. Since you'll be using the exposed zest, you don't want to be adding pesticides to your vin d'orange. 
  3. You can serve this drink in the summer as a refreshing spritzer or with sparkling wine, or as a warm comforting in the winter added to mulled wine. Or any time in between!
Nutrition Info

Nutrition

Serving: 90mLCalories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 93mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 87IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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