Steps
- Warm 500ml of water and 400g of sugar in a saucepan, stirring until dissolved. Add 90g of pure licorice extract pastilles and stir over low heat until they dissolve.
- Remove from the heat and strain through a fine sieve into a bowl. Cool completely, then stir in 200ml of food-grade neutral alcohol, at 96% alcohol by volume.
- Transfer to sterilized glass bottles and seal tightly. Refrigerate for 15 days before pouring into small glasses.