• 750ml good quality vodka
• • 2 tbsp juniper berries (more if you like juniper-forward gin)
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 2 cardamom pods
• 2 peppercorns
• half a cinnamon stick
• a small piece of dried orange peel (no pith)
• a small piece of dried lemon peel (no pith)

1 Sterilise a clean mason jar or glass bottle with boiling water

2 Add your botanicals to the jar, minus any fresh peel

3 Top up with vodka, then leave to infuse in a cool dark place for 24 hours

4 Taste the infusion – it should have taken on some lovely juniper ginnyness already. Add your fresh peel, along with and extra botanicals whose flavour you want to boost.

5 Leave for up to another 24 hours, giving the bottle a gentle shake at least once. Beware of leaving it too long and over-infusing the mixture – think of it a bit like brewing tea.

6 Taste again and if you’re happy, then filter out all the botanicals using a sieve. If there’s still some sediment left, use some muslin or a coffee filter to strain again.

7 Leave the liquid to sit for a couple of days and then filter out any remaining sediment – and put through a water filter jug if you want to make it even clearer (but as we said, don’t worry too much about the colour).

8 Bottle your gin