You will need: flavor infusers (fruit, herbs, spices), a glass container & a good quality vodka.
Flavor: you can infused vodka with just about any fruit, herb or spice so GO WILD! when choosing your flavor infuser keep in mind that Strong flavored fruits, herbs & spices take less time.
Infusion time:
Vanilla beans, lemons, oranges, grapefruit, limes, mint, basil, oregano, dill & thyme = 4 days
Cantaloupes, strawberries, peaches, mango, pitted cherries, raspberries, berries = 1 week
Chili peppers, pineapple, ginger and lemon-grass = 2 weeks
Citrus Infusion
Whole Orange infusion
3 whole sweet oranges, cut into wedges 1/2 lemon
2 whole cloves
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Orange peel infusion
Peels from 4 medium size oranges,scraped and cut into chunks
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Lemon-Lime infusion
Scraped and sliced peels of 4 lemons and 4 limes
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Tangerine infusion
4-5 tangerines cut into wedges4 whole cloves(optional)
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Grapefruit infusion
Scraped outer peel of 2 grapefruits cut into pieces
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Fruit Infusion
Tart apple infusion
4-average size tart eating apples
2 cloves(optional)
pinch of nutmeg(optional)
1 750ml bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Sweet apple infusion
4 average size Red Delicious apples
2 cloves(optional)
pinch of cinnamon(optional)
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Fresh apricot infusion
1 pound fresh apricots
1 750 ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Dried apricot infusion
1/2 pound dried pitted apricots
1 cup boiled water(soak fruit prior to addition)
5 whole almonds
1 750 ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Banana infusion
2 medium-size bananas, peeled
2” length of vanilla bean
1 750 ml. Bottle of Vodka Sugar syrup to taste
Cranberry infusion
1 pound fresh cranberries
Sliced and scraped peel of 1/4 orange
Sliced and scraped peel of 1/2 lemon
1 750 ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Raspberry infusion
1 1/2 cups ripe raspberries
Sliced and scraped peel of 1/2 lemon
1750 ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Blueberry infusion
1 pound fresh blueberries
Sliced and scraped peel of 1/2 lemon
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Blackberry infusion
1 pound fresh blackberries
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Strawberry infusion
3 cups fresh strawberries cut into thirds
3 tablespoons powder sugar(sprinkle on strawberries let dissolve)
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Spice Infusion
Allspice
3/4 teaspoon allspice
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Anise seed
2/3 tablespoon anise seed
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Licorice root
2 1/2 tablespoons chopped licorice root
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Star anise
2/3 tablespoon star anise broken and crushed
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Place a whole star in Bottle prior to filling for visual effect
Cinnamon coriander
2” cinnamon stick (1 1/2 tablespoons ground)
1 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seed
2 cloves
1 750 ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Coffee
1/2 cup cracked fresh coffee beans(do not grind)
1/2 chopped vanilla bean
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Vanilla bean
2 fresh whole vanilla beans about 5” long
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Chocolate
2 teaspoons pure chocolate extract used for baking
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Almond
3 ounces chopped unsalted almonds
Pinch of cinnamon
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
Sugar syrup to taste
Coconut
12 ounces of fresh coconut (white meaty portion)
3 coriander seeds
1’ piece of vanilla bean
1 750ml. Bottle of Vodka
The hottest thing to ever hit a bottle of vodka, this infusion adds a perfect element of spicy boost guaranteed to produce the best damn Bloody Marys.
1 serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, and quartered lengthwise
1 jaiapeño chiie, stemmed, seeded, and quartered lengthwise
1 red habanero chile, stemmed, seeded, and quartered lengthwise
One 750-ml bottle good-quality vodka
Liquid Measurements:
750ml bottle – 25.4 ounces
1 liter bottle – 33.8 ounces
Source
http://www.infused-vodka.com/
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further reading:
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Happy Infusing !!!!
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