Christmas Eve Liqueur - Wigilia Krupnik
From lor 16 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is a very warming drink and is enjoyed on Wigilia which is Christmas Eve or anytime when it's cccold outside. Wigilia (pronounced: vee-GHEE-lee-uh, depending on which region of Poland one comes from) is the traditional Christmas Eve vigil supper in Poland, held on December 24. Read more Wigilia comes from the Latin word vigilare, "to watch", and literally means 'eve'. The feasting traditionally begins once the first star has been sighted (usually by children) in the heavens at dusk (around 5 p.m.). Therefore Christmas is also sometimes called "Gwiazdka" (the little star, referring to the Star of Bethlehem). See less
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups honey shopping list
- 3 cups water shopping list
- 4-6 cloves shopping list
- 1 cinnamon stick shopping list
- 4 inch vanilla bean pod, leave whole shopping list
- freshly grated nutmeg shopping list
- 2 - 3 inch pieces of lemon peel, zest - no pith(white part) shopping list
- 2 - 1 inch pieces of orange peel, zest - no pith(white part) shopping list
- 3 cups vodka - Use Lukosowa or Monopolowa potato vodka or Rodnik grain vodka. If you can't find those particular vodka's, any vodka will do ;) shopping list
- Note: The above ingredients can be doubled or tripled - depends on you. shopping list
How to make it
- Heat the honey, water and spices in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Watch the saucepan very carefully so that it does not boil over.
- Place lid on the saucepan and turn off the heat.
- Allow to steep for at least half an hour.
- Add the vodka to the saucepan and turn up heat to warm the liquid.
- Strain and serve hot.
- Makes 4-6 glasses depending on the size of the glasses and how much everyone is enjoying it.
- I like to place a zest of lemon or orange peel in each drink.
- This recipe may be made in advance and reheated. It keeps very well if strained and decanted.
- Note: I love history and I am adding this bit of info.
- Legend has it that the recipe was created by the Benedictine monks at a monastery in Niaśviž which was founded by Mikołaj Krzysztof "Sierotka" Radziwiłł. Known in Poland and Lithuania at least since 16th century, it soon became popular among the szlachta of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. There are numerous recipes preserved to our times in countless szlachta diaries. Krupnikas was also used as a common medicinal disinfectant to Polish soldiers in World War II.
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Reviewed by 8 people-
Love it, love it, love it! Thanks so much for sharing it!!!! I'm making it this weekend!!!! This is the best vodka drink I have ever tried!!! Cheers! ~Laura ;D
laurakaay
in Oroville loved it
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Perfect winter drink! Love it- my dad used to make something similar and he added pink peppercorns in it, too!
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in Toronto loved it
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Vodka lover here...you have my five!
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