Strawberry infusion
Alright, alright. I could start this off with an apology for not having blogged here in forever, but who am I fooling? Most likely nobody will read this anyway, so I’ll spare you that crap.
Now for the real reason why I post again: Strawberry/Vanilla infused Vodka. Ah see, I thought that might get your attention 
Anyway, in an effort to keep my easily bored mind occupied I’ve tried an experiment today: Strawberry/Vanilla infused Vodka. I was inspired by a blog I found ages ago, about two guys who try to infuse about anything they come across incl. bacon 
The concept is pretty simple. You take herbs, fruits or vegetables, stick it in jar and throw some vodka over it, then you let it rest for a couple of days up to a couple of weeks in the dark. The result is not your average sweet Bacardi Breezer you get at the supermarket (unless you use Skittles), but a flavoured vodka which you then can use for mixing or pure if the taste is really good.
Anyway, I went ahead, got a 2 liter jar at the Xenos, some vodka (Wyborowa, which is said to be nice and it was on sale) and strawberries and vanilla beans. The first few reports I read let to believe not to cut strawberries, so I didn’t but later found out from various sources to slice them up. Moral of the story: use various sources 
I’ve used about 1,5 vanilla beans which I carved up a bit to easily give away the flavour. Now I let it rest for a couple of days and go taste it. If it’s too harsh, I’ll let it rest for a while longer, but I’m very curious!
This is the jar after about 3-4 hours:
Jar with strawberries, vanilla and vodka
As you can see, the strawberries are already loosing their colour and the vodka is already pretty red! Also my hands smell like vanilla (I probably end up smelling my fingers all night long *snif snif* mmmm.
I’ll let you know how it tastes in a couple of days 