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So it’s Saturday morning, 3,5 days after I set the vodka infusion and it was time for a first tasting. Filtering was tedious and I hoped coffee filters would have worked better but they didn’t. Alas, that shouldn’t stop us. Since it’s quite early I served it on the rocks and we had a taste.

Lannie ready to taste the strawberry goodness

Lannie was enthousiast! She could taste the strawberry, which means a lot actually. Since she can’t smell she depends on her taste buds and it appears not only the gorgeous strawberry scent but also the flavour is preserved.

Now the taste. First: STRAWBERRY. It’s pretty much in your face. The after taste is still a little bitter, which means it probably needs another few days to sit. Lannie also commented that it tasted better as the ice began to melt a little, which means also it needs some more dilution. Lannie also loved the colour which is pretty pink:

Pretty in pink

All in all it seems like a success. I have a small amount sitting in the fridge so I can experiment mixing it with other stuff. I’m thinking about 7-up/Sprite at the moment.

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