DIY Fruit Vodka
Discussion
I've got a load of blackcurrants blackberries and cherries this year so was going to make some vodka for Christmas. Been looking around and the recipes are all the same: Sugar, fruit, vodka in varying quantities.
The only main difference I have found is heating the fruit. Recipe on the BBC was to dissolve the sugar in water and heat the fruit, the rest were bung it all in the bottle and give it a good shake.
Can anyone suggest whether heating the fruit, to effectively make syrup, would make any difference?
The only main difference I have found is heating the fruit. Recipe on the BBC was to dissolve the sugar in water and heat the fruit, the rest were bung it all in the bottle and give it a good shake.
Can anyone suggest whether heating the fruit, to effectively make syrup, would make any difference?
Type R Tom said:
Tanguero said:
Heating the fruit will change the flavour. Whether that is a good thing depends on your personal preference.
Are you able to describe how the flavour would change?Try it for your self with a few and compare to fresh. It may or may not matter to you.
Personally I bung it in a bottle (actually a wide-mouthed jar) and give it a good shake.
Unless you're only intending to make fruit vodka for use in cocktails, use a decent vodka. Unlike sloe or bullace vodka where you really can use the cheapest and nastiest, fruits don't soften the rough edges of cheap vodka.
Unless you're only intending to make fruit vodka for use in cocktails, use a decent vodka. Unlike sloe or bullace vodka where you really can use the cheapest and nastiest, fruits don't soften the rough edges of cheap vodka.
Well all done, I bought 1l of Russian Standard Vodka, which was on offer and represented the best value for money from the more "premium" end of the market, didn't want to use cheap stuff really.
So with the fruit in the bottle I have 1.5l of cherry vodka and 1l of Blackcurrant vodka with a few blackberries thrown in to make up the shortfall.
I decided to go for the heating method; put sugar, drop of water, fruit in a pan and dissolved it and poured into bottles with the vodka. Going to leave it now till November or so before I try it.
So with the fruit in the bottle I have 1.5l of cherry vodka and 1l of Blackcurrant vodka with a few blackberries thrown in to make up the shortfall.
I decided to go for the heating method; put sugar, drop of water, fruit in a pan and dissolved it and poured into bottles with the vodka. Going to leave it now till November or so before I try it.
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