Thirsty Thursday: Makin’ the boozy fruits
I feel I must do my part to encourage everyone to infuse vodka with fruity flavors. Here’s a great link to a Google how-to on vodka fruit infusions.
Fruit-infused vodkas make great gifts and they look and taste wonderful. They are also great to have on hand for mixing cocktails. And, the best part: they taste SO good. I’ve made the mistake of drinking too much of this boozy nectar of the goddesses and, being Asian, paid the price dearly in terms of my visual and physical abilities. But, hey, it’s a small price to pay for something that warms the heart and spirit.
This website offers helpful tips on vodka infusions and sells vodka infusers (a.k.a. glass jars with lids and spigots). The prices seem somewhat reasonable although I’ve also had great success with items in my own kitchen (a clean, glass bowl, saran wrap, a ladle and several small glass bottles for storing the infusions in the fridge…).
American Mixologist Online, also known as BarMedia, has some great infusion recipes including peach-vanilla and watermelon-papaya. This website markets itself to bar owners and bartenders, but the tips are great for anyone interested in mixing some tasty concoctions.
My favorite part of making infused vodka (besides tasting the final product) is the creativity involved in the process. Pick fruits and herbs that you like and steep them in vodka for a delicious, homemade cocktail. I guarantee you will like the results!
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