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Two glasses with lime slices and concord syrup.
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Concord Lime Vodka Collins

A recipe for bold and flavorful concord grape syrup and a lovely concord lime vodka collins to make with it.

Ingredients
For the Concord grape syrup
  • 2 cups Concord grapes
  • 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground Cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the Concord lime Collins (measurements for one drink)
  • 2 ounces vodka (Tito's all the way)
  • 1 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice, about a half a lime
  • 1 tablespoon Concord lime syrup
  • Seltzer
  • Lime slices for garnish
  • Dash of ground Cayenne and black pepper, optional
Instructions
  1. To make the syrup, pulse grapes in a blender, enough to break the skins up and loosen seeds.
  2. Pour mixture through a mesh sieve to strain out skins and seeds. Press firmly to extract every possible drop.
  3. To make the cocktails, in a non-reactive sauce pan, combine the strained grape juice, sugar, water, zest, and spices. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, for 15 - 20 minutes (mixture should barely steam.). Toward the very end of cook time, edge heat higher and stir as mixture bubbles up for about three minutes. Remove from heat.
  4. Set aside to cool, pour into bottles, and seal. Syrup will keep well in the fridge for about a month.
  5. Fill two tall glasses with ice. Add vodka and lime, and stir. Fill glass with seltzer, drizzle on the Concord syrup, garnish, add spices, and stir.