The 44 Cordial
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 10:18pm

Ingredients




1 Navel orange
1 liter white rum
44 coffee beans
44 teaspoons sugar

Preparation

1 Take a Navel orange and deeply pierce it with a paring knife 44 times. 2 Stuff the 44 coffee beans into the slits. 3 Place the orange in a large widemouthed jar (that has a tight seal) and add one liter of white rum. 4 Add 44 teaspoons of sugar 5 Seal and store in a cool dark place for 44 days.

About


"The 44" is a popular cordial in Madagascar. It is coffee bean and orange infused rum that has "brewed" for no less than 44 days. It is a close cousin to the "Quarante Quatre" the French version that uses cloves instead of coffee beans.

Comments:
Colin Saunders

Marvelous!