Apple Pie Moonshine

  • 6

Ingredients

  • 1 64 oz bottle apple juice
  • 1 64 oz bottle apple cider
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 14 cinnamon sticks divided
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 750 ml bottle 190 proof Everclear grain alcohol or the highest proof vodka you can find

Preparation

Step 1


Bring the apple juice, cider, sugar, nutmeg, ground cinnamon and 8 cinnamon sticks to a boil.

Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
Add alcohol to mixture. **CAUTION: Do not add alcohol near a flame or heat source. It is highly flammable. Make sure mixture is completely cooled before adding alcohol.
Strain the cinnamon sticks out and pour into jars.
Divide remaining 6 cinnamon sticks among jars.

Place lids on jars and allow to sit in a cool, dry place for 1 month before enjoying.