The following are recipes you can follow, or use for inspiration. The sources are cited.
Christer Larsson’s Spiced Aquavit
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/drink/views/Christer-Larssons-Spiced-Aquavit-200811
1 navel orange
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
3 whole star anise*
a 1-liter bottle Absolut vodka
Wash and dry orange. Beginning at 1 end, with a vegetable peeler carefully remove a long strip of zest in a spiral from half of orange and add with spices to bottle of vodka. Let vodka stand at room temperature 3 days. Freeze aquavit in bottle at least 8 hours, or until ice-cold, and up to 3 days.
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Homemade Aquavit
By Melissa Clark
http://www.yumsugar.com/Homemade-Aquavit-Recipe-20878332
Ingredients
3 tablespoons whole coriander seeds 2 tablespoons fennel seeds 1 tablespoon caraway seed 1 tablespoon dill seed 1 liter vodka 6 whole black peppercorns 2 whole cloves
Directions
With a mortar and pestle, lightly crush the coriander, fennel, caraway, and dill seeds.
In a large, airtight glass container, combine the vodka with the crushed spices, peppercorns, and cloves. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 weeks, gently shaking the jar every 2 or 3 days. Strain the vodka into 4 clean 8-ounce glass bottles. Discard the spices.
Makes 4 bottles.
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From the Wall Street Journal Article April 20, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304299304577348021347212032.html
Laura Gardner for The Wall Street Journal
Fig and Cardamom
Toast ¼ cup cardamom pods and combine with 750 ml potato vodka, leaving to infuse for one week. Wash and halve ½ cup dried black mission figs and add to the infusion for four to five days more. Strain and store.
Horseradish
Peel, wash and coarsely chop a horseradish root. Combine ¼ cup chopped horseradish with 750 ml potato vodka. Leave to infuse for one to two weeks. Strain and store.
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Aquavit
From: The Swedish Table by Helene Henderson
Rinds from:
1 orange
1 lemon
1 lime
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 bottle vodka (Absolut)
Here is the crowd favorite – created by Scandinavian magician Andreas Viestad!
Andreas Viestad’s Mock Aquavit
| 2 teaspoons caraway seeds | 1 teaspoon fennel seed |
| 2 teaspoons dill seeds | 2 star anise |
| 1 tablespoon coriander seed | 1 whole clove |
| 1 cinnamon stick, 1-inch long (optional) | 2 teaspoons cumin seeds (optional) |
| 1 liter potato vodka | A little marsala wine –optional after you have aged the original mixture |
Directions:
1 Open the vodka bottle, add all the remaining ingredients (Note: I usually warm all the spices in a dry frying pan until they begin to release their essence), and cover tightly.
2 Let stand in a cool, dark place for 2 to 3 weeks, shaking every 3 or 4 days – (I shake once a day) how long you let it sit depends on how strong you want it, so taste it after 2 weeks to see if you want to let it go longer. (NOTE – I generally have found most people like the Aquavit better after about 12 days. I have kept it up to 3 weeks – it becomes more like Underberg or another aperitif or digestive).
3 When it’s as strong as you’d like, strain the solids through a sieve and discard them, then transfer t
he aquavit back into the bottle. If it becomes too strong, you can dilute it with a little plain Absolut or other vodka.
4. You can add a little Orange rind or Lemon rind. A little goes a long way
5. To serve: place your aquavit in the freezer until chilled and you can also place your 1 ounce tall glasses in the refrigerator until chilled – then serve.