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Eating and Drinking => Homebrew => Topic started by: peggygate on May 30, 2011, 15:15

Title: fruity vodka
Post by: peggygate on May 30, 2011, 15:15

hi all, i have a few bottles of vodka and would like to make it a bit fruity, has anybody got any ideas of fruit i can add to it, (recipes), it seems such a shame to just add coke and o juice to it,  hope u can help  peggygate

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: arugula on May 30, 2011, 15:20

Peaches spring to mind as a good thing to try. I don't have a recipe as such, but found THIS ONE (http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/13501/peach-liqueur.html) which looks easy. :)

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: grendel on May 30, 2011, 15:24

you could try it with just about any fruit, we have done orange, blackberry and eveng hedgerow fruit such as damsons and bullace.
Grendel

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: tooo many seeds on June 10, 2011, 16:44

my mate did it with blackberries too it was lovely,just added some sugar and put in abig jar.he also ate the anemic looking blackberries that were left :D

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: aqua on June 16, 2011, 18:55

my husband used cherries to make some last year. top stuff.

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: sion01 on June 20, 2011, 20:49

I've made a sloe gin surprise .The surprise is it's made with vodka and blackcurrants ::).I just add about 75% of the sugar in the recipe and it is really good.Also made the same brew with brandy and that is even better.

To think that I used to make jam with my blackcurrants ::)

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: aqua on June 20, 2011, 22:03

lol - i will give that one a try

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: debih on June 23, 2011, 09:55

I love making flavoured vodkas.

I regularly make limoncello (vodka with lemons) and have just started to make orangecello (vodka with oranges).  I also make plum vodka, damson vodka and sloe vodka.

I also make sweet vodka's - fruit salad vodka, strawberry bon bon vodka - that sort of thing.

My latest venture has been toffee vodka!  Basically it is two packets of Worthers Originals shoved in a wine bottle and topped up with vodka.  Leave it about a week, shaking it every now and again, and the toffees dissolve leaving a lovely Bailey's like drink.

My next venture is to be Dime Bar vodka and cherry lips vodka!

Flying saucer (you know the rice paper sweets filled with sherbet) vodka is not particularly nice though.

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: VickyW on July 13, 2011, 18:07

I know its not fruit but I saw a recipe for lavender vodka.
Place 20 stems of lavender in a bottle, top with vodka, turn every day for 2 weeks then remove lavender and top up vodka.
Leaving stems in longer will turn liquid brown from woody stems.
Not tried it but intend to  :tongue2:

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: sunshineband on July 16, 2011, 10:59

Quote from: VickyW on July 13, 2011, 18:07

I know its not fruit but I saw a recipe for lavender vodka.
Place 20 stems of lavender in a bottle, top with vodka, turn every day for 2 weeks then remove lavender and top up vodka.
Leaving stems in longer will turn liquid brown from woody stems.
Not tried it but intend to  :tongue2:

Now that sounds interesting  :)

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: aqua on July 29, 2011, 01:50

my blackcurrant gin is fab - i haven hidden it from myself

Title: Re: fruity vodka
Post by: operabunny on August 20, 2011, 22:41

Raspberry vodka. Yummy  :tongue2: