Home Made Vanilla

Home
Made
Vanilla

Ingredients 
- whole vanilla beans
- vodka, bourbon, brandy, or rum  

As a general rule, use 3 to 5 vanilla beans per 8 ounces of alcohol.

The beans in this photo are quite large so I used 2-3 per cup.

Instructions

1. Slice each bean once lengthwise, open it up a little bit, and place in bottle.
2. Pour alcohol into the bottle, completely submerging the beans. Seal bottle and shake.
3. Store at room temperature out of sunlight for 6-8 weeks (the longer, the better).