During my Pinterest addiction, I have come across flavoring
or infusing liquor to give it something extra.
I came across the skittle vodka and decided to try something like that
with some clearance candy I got after Easter.
I picked the Starburst Red Jellybeans package for their flavors:
watermelon, cherry, and strawberry. The
Skittles had to many flavors and it seemed like a bigger investment if you
wanted to do any size other than the travel size and I am not to on the lemon
or lime flavors. So here is how it went
down:
1)
Choosing the liquor –after standing in the
liquor aisle for twenty minutes I decided on the UV plain vodka for two
things. The first was the price, $10
didn’t break the bank not the cheapest
or the most expensive since it was being doctored up anyway and second was the
quality- I am not in college anymore and cheap booze hangovers aren’t for me!
2)
A third bottle- since I had three flavors of
jelly beans I had to find another bottle so I can split the two liters into
thirds. I decided to only buy two bottles
since I only had two packages of jellybeans and wanted the flavors to be
strong. You could always buy three
bottles and three packs of jellybeans when they are in season but this wasn’t
an option for me. Lastly the jellybeans
take up a good 3-4 shots worth of a bottle so if you have three full bottles,
drink some first to ensure you will have enough room. (Disclaimer--drinking excess vodka first may
make the sorting of colors easier or harder in the next step…) I used an empty
Captain Morgan bottle from the recycle bin and cleaned it.
3)
Sort the candies into like colors/flavors. This was more difficult with the strawberry
and watermelon jelly beans because their colors where so close but I sorted
then put them under a light and picked out the ones that didn’t match the
others. In the end, I am sure there were
several misplaced but it just added a little extra flavor.
4)
Equally distribute the liquor to all bottles or
“make room” for the candies if you have full bottles and put all the candies
into the liquor.
5)
With the lid on tight, shake the bottles to
start the dissolving process. The
outside coating will start to make the color turn right away and it gets darker
with time and shaking.
6)
Let sit for a couple or several days until
candies reduce in size by at least half or completely dissolve (with mine, the
jelly beans did not completely dissolve but the distance up the bottle from day
one and day six was over half what it was in the beginning.)
7)
Find tools to strain the leftover candies and
bits (I used a liquid strainer, some use a coffee filter or a cheese
cloth.) Since the candies did not
completely dissolve, I did loose some vodka in the beans that were
stained. I tried one of the half
dissolved beans but passed on all the others. I strained the mixture three
times per bottle.
8)
Label, refrigerate and enjoy.
End results: 2 ¼ cups
cherry; 2 1/8 cups watermelon; and 1 7/8 cups strawberry.
Each of the bottles smelled great! I was pleased with myself for trying
something new and it was pretty easy too. Now who wants to come over for a
drink?
Thanks for visiting, Holland
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