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Three types of cocktail infusion kits.

Craft Cocktail Kits for Gifting

Meg van der Kruik
Signature cocktails are a unique and fun way to celebrate the most festive of seasons!
Our Craft Cocktail Kits allow you to create three custom-flavored infusion kits for gifting: Fruitcake, Mulled Wine, and Lavender Lemonade.
Once the recipient has infused their favorite spirits, each kit will produce enough flavored alcohol to make 8-10 signature cocktails.
4.41 from 30 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 8 drinks per jar
Calories 66 kcal

Equipment

  • 12 ounce glass jar with lid
  • alcohol of choice red wine, vodka, rum, or brandy for infusing

Ingredients
 
 

Fruitcake Craft Cocktail Kit:

  • 3 dried orange wheels
  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • 2 California prunes halved
  • 1 date halved
  • 1 dried California apple ring
  • 1 dried California pear
  • 1 dried apricot halved
  • 1 tablespoon dried cherries
  • 1 tablespoon dried cranberries
  • 1 vanilla bean pod split
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 sugar cubes

Mulled Wine Craft Cocktail Kit:

  • 5 dried orange wheels
  • 2 dried lemon wheels
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 vanilla bean split
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 2 green cardamom pods cracked
  • 9 sugar cubes

Lavender Lemonade Craft Cocktail Kit

  • 1 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
  • 5 dried lemon wheels
  • 6 sugar cubes

Instructions
 

To make any of the Craft Cocktail Kits

  • Layer the ingredients for the desired cocktail kit into a 12-ounce glass jar, placing smaller ingredients on the bottom and layering in larger ingredients like dried citrus wheels.
  • Seal the jar and the cocktail kit is ready for gifting. It will keep stored, sealed tightly for at least 4-6 weeks.

When ready to infuse alcohol with the cocktail kits:

  • For the Fruitcake and Lavender Lemonade Craft Cocktail Kit simply add 10 ounces of the desired type of alcohol into the glass jar along with the flavoring components. All of the ingredients should be submerged.
  • Refrigerate for 3-5 days. Shake well, then strain.
    The lavender lemonade infusion will happen much quicker than the Fruitcake. Dried lavender is a potent edible flower that can easily overpower a dish. We recommend to begin tasting this infusion at the 24 hr mark.
  • The flavor components can be used again to infuse another batch of alcohol if desired or can be discarded at this point.
  • Each Cocktail Kit makes enough infused Fruitcake or Lavender Lemon flavored alcohol to make up to 8 cocktails of your choice.

To make the Mulled Wine Kit:

  • Add the sugar cubes from the Craft Cocktail Kit jar in a saucepan along with 3/4 cup water over medium heat. Stir periodically until the sugar dissolves.
  • Lower the heat and add all of the remaining ingredients from the jar to the pot. Bring back to a simmer and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add one bottle of California red wine and stir to combine. Heat over very low heat for 10-15 minutes. Make sure not to boil or even allow this to bubble once the wine has been added. You are just looking for a nice warm heat where you can see the steam rising from the pan, but there is no disruption to the liquid.

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Notes

This recipe card calls for enough ingredients to make 1 Craft Cocktail Kit - multiply the number of ingredients needed based on the desired number of jars you would like to make for gifting.
Nutrition calculation only applies to the ingredients in the jar prior to adding the desired type of alcohol.

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 160mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 234IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword broiled citrus, cocktail kit, cocktails, craft cocktails, dried fruit, Edible Flowers, fruitcake, infusion, lavender, lemon, lemonade, mulled wine, red wine
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