flavoured vodka and other alcoholic drinks

MoJo

You've reminded me that my mum used to make Rumtopf and plums, damsons and stuff used to go in there. Will need to look out recipe but basically from what I remember she used an earthenware wide mouthed jar, put the fuit in and covered it with rum (not sure if sugar is involved but think it must be)
She kept adding different fruits.
End result was scrummy rum and great alcohol soaked fruit which was mean with ice cream.

Sarahsaver

You can flavour vodka with anything!
With fruit just putting it in alcohol should be enough to preserve it, add a bit of sugar if you think you need it. Then if you preserve plums in alcohol you can boil down the liquid when you use the fruit, as a sauce - YUM!;)

justin138

Can I do anything like that with Bacardi rum too?

HopeElizzy

I use 2lb plums
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of vodka
1/2 cup brandy

Wash, stone and cut plums into halves. They then all go into a container in acool dark place for 2 months and are stirred occasionally.

I then strain until clear, then bottle - best if left to age for another month which if we do it now will be about right for xmas prezzies! yum!!

dixie_dean_2

EU regulations - can we have that in KG please.

HopeElizzy

dixie_dean wrote:

EU regulations - can we have that in KG please.

EEEkkk.......um....sorry I work in old money!:rotfl:

If I understand my conversion chart right it's 900g plums, 500ml of sugar and vodka and 125ml of brandy....hope that helps:D

mrs_baggins

slightly off topic but you can also flavour Vodka with skittles!! same as the vodka shots you buy in the pub really

Sarahsaver

dixie_dean wrote:

EU regulations - can we have that in KG please.

Erm... No;)

MoJo

mrs_baggins wrote:

slightly off topic but you can also flavour Vodka with skittles!! same as the vodka shots you buy in the pub really

Ooooh! Excellent!

mrs_baggins

have ade some vodka flaviured with skittles (yum!) and I need to starin it. I tried coffee filters and poured some in and after only a minute or so it got all clogged up and was only dripping out ever so slowly after that. can anyone reccomend another way to do this?