Cherry Bounce

Instructions

1. 1

   Rinse the cherries in cold water. Removed the excess water with a salad spinner or towel. Remove all leaves and stems.

2. 2

   Heat 1/2 cup of water in a clean saucepan until wisps of steam come off the top. Stir in the sugar until it dissolves completely. Remove from the heat.

3. 3

   Pour the cherries and the anise seeds into a one-gallon glass jug with a tight-fitting cap. Add the simply syrup from step 2 to the jug. Cap the jug tightly and shake it like crazy for about five minutes.

4. 4

   Add the vodka and shake to blend. Cap the jug loosely, so air an get out, and store it in a cool, dry, dark place for a few months. (Mark the date on the bottle so there will be no doubt.)

5. 5

   After at least two months, strain the contents of the jug through cheesecloth or a coffee filter set into a clean sieve. (The latter will take a long time; the bigger the filter, the better.)

6. 6

   Serve as a digestif with coffee. Have something else ready as an after-dinner drink in case some don't like it--an inevitability.