2 Tbs of cold water
2 cups sugar
4 cups boiling water
1/4 vanilla bean
1/4 nutmeg
2 cloves
1 small cinamon stick
10 peppercorns
20 allspice berries
1 1/3 cup honey
orange rind
2 cups vodka
Heat sugar in 2 Tbs of water until it dissolves, then stir in the boiling water. Add vanilla bean, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and allspice berrier. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain the caramel mixture and return to the pan. Stir in honey and orange rind and heat, stirring, until the honey has completly dissolved. Bring to a boil. remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir vodka. Serve hot or cold.