I'm using fruit from my own garden. She was not using her own garden harvest.
Above, cranberry-tangerine infused vodka (photo shown prior to the vodka pour)
Above: lemon mint infused vodka. I grew my own myer lemons which I peel and eat like an orange. The mint is from a two-year old Orange Mint plant tha grows like a weed in my garden.
Above: lemongrass ginger infused vodka. I have been growing the lemongrass for about a year now. The ginger is fresh from the grocery store.
So, they were put together on Dec 8th. Tomorrow is the 12th and I'm going to try one. I made smaller sample sizes for myself of each of the flavors. I even made a pomegranite-tangerine. Yum.
The only word of caution...when canning, you have to make sure your working environment is sterilized. I worked very clean while doing these. I'm sure the alcohol would kill germs, but I didn't want to take any chances. If you're a friend, and are reading this, look what's in your future!
Yum--I made some apricot vodka a few years back that was a real hit. Unfortunately, the last of the "Atomic Apricot" was consumed just a couple months ago. Maybe time to make more!
ReplyDeleteOh this looks like its going to be a wonderful winter treat. You can tell by the pictures.
ReplyDeleteCant wait to here how they turn out.
mmm... i make martha's rosemary and lemon vodka, but i've never tried these. they sound great. haven't seen you about gardenweb lately, but glad to see you're still blogging and gardening.
ReplyDeleteThey look great did they taste as good as they looked ?.I know a few people that have made chili infused vodka in the past, but I think we will try your recipes they seem a lot subtler on the pallet
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