DIY Cherry Bitters Recipe

Ingredients (10)

• 1 1/2 cups cherries or 3/4 cup dried cherries
• 1 cup 151-proof neutral grain spirit, divided
• 1 whole star anise, crushed
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 tablespoon lemongrass, cut in small pieces
• 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
• 2 cardamom pods, crushed
• 1 teaspoon gentian root
• 1 teaspoon quassia chips
• 1 cup rye whiskey