Liqueur à La Sauge (homemade Sage Liqueur)

Total Time: 216 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 216 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups eau de vie (100 proof)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sage leaf (and sage flowers)

Recipe

• 1 put the leaves and flowers into a bottle or jar and add the eau-de-vie.
• 2 cover and leave in a warm place for eight days.
• 3 on the ninth day, strain the liqueur into another clean jar.
• 4 over low heat, dissolve the sugar in the water, then bring it up to a boil.
• 5 cool the syrup and add it to the eau-de-vie.
• 6 seal the bottle and store in a cool, dark place or drink immediately.
• 7 to serve: serve in a small glass as an apéritif or digestive.