infuse vodka

Reric

So I read an article about infusing vodka with fruit and it sounds like a fun little thing to do. My issue is finding a good jar to do it in. I went out the other day to try and find a good sealable glass jar and came up empty handed. Only was able to find an acryllic jar, which will probably work for my first attempt but I feel like it wont clean as well for future attempts. Anyone know of a place online that I can get a glass sealable jar online? Preferably one with a spout like the one on this webpage http://www.cocktailtimes.com/party/vodka_infusion.shtml

MichaelLC

Check out Hangar One's forums, some people posted good info on making their own vodka.

Haven't done it myself, but I think you'd want to stick to glass, and not acrylic or plastic.

Ball jars are famous for thier canning jars, could check those out. Also may try looking for science/labratory equipment.

stigweard

I was going to chime with with mason jars that have the rubber seal and pressure mounted top, but I guess that is exactly the type of thing Ball Jars make. We use mason jars for jams and jellies and they have a good seal.

Zeon

stigweard wrote:

I was going to chime with with mason jars that have the rubber seal and pressure mounted top, but I guess that is exactly the type of thing Ball Jars make. We use mason jars for jams and jellies and they have a good seal.

Yep, mason/ball/bell jars are perfect for this. Even the one use ones are pretty good, and you can get them for like a dollar so youre not throwing away a whole lot at the end.

redimpulse

Yes. Buy some Ball jars.

nexuscrawler

I've done it jsut throwing fruit in the vodka bottle. seemed to work ok

EggyToast

It's tough, man. I've tried it and ended up with 2 undrinkable beverages. Maybe I used the wrong vodka or let it sit too long or something.

I find it easier to just get some fruit juice and mix about 1 minute before you drink it.

nexuscrawler

I did it over the summer. took an empty vodak bottle and put like half a cut up peach and some blueberries in with some vodka. Let it sit for like a month. It was fabulous by the time we drank it. It was so juicy by the end the vodka actually started to freeze.

gneGne

vodka/tonic, add some kiwi?

Quelreth

My roommates did this with Grey Goose and lychee. I only got a little sip before people had drank the whole thing, but it was tastey. They just stuffed the lychee in the bottle and stuck it in a cabinet for a week or two.

Variable

nexuscrawler wrote:

I did it over the summer. took an empty vodak bottle and put like half a cut up peach and some blueberries in with some vodka. Let it sit for like a month. It was fabulous by the time we drank it. It was so juicy by the end the vodka actually started to freeze.

that sounds incredible. what kind of vodka did you use?