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what have you infused into alcohol?

I'm kind at a loss when it comes to imagining flavor pairings.

My cilantro has bolted and I'm going to infuse vodka with the fresh green coriander pods. The fresh green ones have a citrus flavor. I hear this is good for vodka sodas and vodka tonics.

But what else? Would a cinnamon infused vodka screwdriver taste bad?

I have a few 50% off vanilla beans, originally bought them to make ice cream, but vanilla vodka in a white russian sounds nice.

Tempted to try to make a tincture with my stems ;)

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I have five infused alcohols in my freezer, some better than others, made from what I had around in my kitchen. They are:
*Rum w/Market Spice tea--haven't used it yet.
*Vodka w/candied ginger--really excellent.
*Vodka w/dried hibiscus and spicy salted plum--great pink color, tartness, and a little heat, but with that salt a little goes a long way and I have to be creative. If I did it again, I'd use just the hibiscus.
*Vodka w/rosemary and lavender--again, potent and challenging (but not impossible!) to use.
*Brandy with a bunch of fruits and spices--needlessly complicated, but not hard to use.

When cherries came into season, I stuck some sweet, pitted cherries into a jar, filled it with vodka, and over time ate the cherries, replaced them with other fruits like sliced plums, and eventually used up both fruit and liquor. I also did sour cherries in brandy, These were both in the fridge, so it was easy and they lasted a few weeks.

By the way, this isn't too expensive, especially when it's vodka, because I buy a handle of the cheap stuff and filter it several times in my Brita, then pour it back in the bottle and label it "filtered vodka." (I have one filter dedicated to this--I switch out the usual water filter with that one for the filtering and switch back when I'm done.) It ain't for connoisseurs, but for infusing and cocktails, the filtered stuff works well.

Infusing is also fairly cheap because I don't drink a ton, I just like experimenting. For the above infusions I made just about an 8oz mason jar of each (that's after I've removed the herbs or whatever) and the freezer will protect them as I slowly figure out what to do with them.

Have fun with your coriander, cinnamon, and vanilla!

pickled ginger answered in Alcohol 8 months ago | Report

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Skittles!

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I often stuff mucho mint into a picture of bourbon for mint juleps. I'll also do the same to a nice light rum for mojitos.

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Fresh raspberries from our garden. It tasted like cough syrup, but in a good way.

Tom Sackett answered in Alcohol 8 months ago | Report

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Coriander vodka sounds good!
I've infused vodka with ginger root. It turned out really well, although not as spicy as I predicted. I am a tea fanatic so I mixed it with a lemony iced tea and bit of soda water. You could just as easily use lemonade or limeade however.

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