Christmasy Nocino Experiment part 1

Trying to turn this:

Into a liqueur 

I'm a 2 gallon glass jar that I happen to have around I added:

3lb 2.5 oz quartered Green English Alnuy babies.  When cut through you don't encounter any shell picked on June 16

 2026.

5 smallish stickers of cinnamon

15 coffee beans, I used Creekmore's French Indonesian Exceptionally Dark

6 cloves

1/2 Star Anise, I'm not a fan but in small quantities.

Zest is both a lemon and naval orange 

1 Vanilla bean split lengthwise 

Pinch fresh grated Nutmeg 

1.75L Alberta Pure Vodka 

Wash walnuts and quarter.  Add spices and sit in sunny spot.  Shaking daily for a week and then occasionally for 40 to 60 days.  That digferes from many recipes so that might change.

Making a simple syrup of 500ml sugar to 500ml water, once cooled add to strained liquid.  Seel into bottles and age for several months in a cool dark place.  Traditional opened on Christmas.

Observations:

1)English Green walnuts babies have a citrusy scent, green skin and white flesh.  I didn't notice a pronounced stain from cutting but it might need to oxidized to stain.  I'll see how The cutting board fares. 

2) I added a full orange when the original recipe added 1/2 an orange but it smells divine.