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McBobbin
McBobbin Posts: 12,053
edited February 2012 in Not Sports Related
Anyone make these? My first batches of sloe gin are currently being transferred into bottles and they are very nice. I might try a few more.

Any suggestions?
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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,496
    2 shots of vodka....half a shot of peach brandy (Archers).....Cranberry Juice to taste.....ice...shake in cocktail shaker.
    Luvrly!!!
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Skittles vodka?
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Not any more. I used to get a bit too infused.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,053
    Skittles vodka?
    Nice suggestion! I've a mate who did this. He separated the colours into test tubes.

    I thought maybe chilli or lime vodka might be nice, but I wouldn't know how long to leave it
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,054
    Skittles vodka?
    Nice suggestion! I've a mate who did this. He separated the colours into test tubes.

    I thought maybe chilli or lime vodka might be nice, but I wouldn't know how long to leave it
    was given some chili vodka a couple of years ago ... very good stuff

  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Lime would be good. Well for skittles you leave it about a couple of days so I reckon lime would be pretty much the same.
    Trial and error. Lots of vodka, but it would be for science.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,983
    Try gin with frozen raspberries - I made sloe gin this year which worked well, but the froxen raspberry gin was even better and took only a few days.
    Would probably work with any frozen soft fruit, such as bluberries, blackberries or cherries. I've only done gin because I find vodka a bit pointless, but it would be worth a go if vodka's your thing.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,053
    Nice ideas. I prefer gin myself, so might give that a go. Ill see what's around... There are some hawthorns next to my office so I went fruit picking in my suit one lunchtime. I've heard blackberry infused brandy is nice too!
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    2 shots of vodka....half a shot of peach brandy (Archers).....Cranberry Juice to taste.....ice...shake in cocktail shaker.
    Luvrly!!!
    Tuesday week SoundAs - I think we should give these a bit of a go.
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Southern Comfort and Watermelon.

    Rum and Blackberries.

    Vanilla Vodka and anything you want.

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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Vodka & BigTom or calato.
    Drink of the Gods.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,053
    Just made a batch of coconut rum. Just run and coconut. Will leave a couple of weeks.

    Looking for some other ideas
  • Fiiish
    Fiiish Posts: 7,998
    Post season CL is well and truly in swing...
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,823
    Have done blackberry vodka - worked very well, even though we left it for a year in the back of a cupboard, having forgotten about it.

    Also lychee vodka - this was a disaster as we left it too long and the lychee's rotted.

    Finally, made our own limoncello which was a complete success and taster better than any over-the-counter variety I've had.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,823
    SoundAsa£ said:

    2 shots of vodka....half a shot of peach brandy (Archers).....Cranberry Juice to taste.....ice...shake in cocktail shaker.
    Luvrly!!!

    Yes, very nice, but that's a cocktail. The OP is asking for suggestions for making one's own flavoured drinks.
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    edited May 2017
    I usually take alcohol and leave it to ferment in my stomach - works a treat.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,071
    edited May 2017
    AddicksAddict said:

    Have done blackberry vodka - worked very well, even though we left it for a year in the back of a cupboard, having forgotten about it.

    Also lychee vodka - this was a disaster as we left it too long and the lychee's rotted.

    Finally, made our own limoncello which was a complete success and taster better than any over-the-counter variety I've had.

    Home made Limoncello sounds great - what was your method @AddicksAddict ?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    Toffee Whiskey which is easy and delicious.

    Got a jar of Skittles Vodka that my son made for a house party we had. He made no effort to separate the colours. It tasted alright, but looked disgusting; a deep yellowy orange colour with scum floating around the top. It looked just like some old vinegar-pissers sample. Unsurprisingly, not many of our guests fancied drinking it.

    Sloe gin is an annual favourite. So easy too. Bottle of gin, pick you own sloes and add some sugar.

    Used to enjoy making a rumtopf for christmas as well. Start in January with a jar containing rum and a load of sugar, as the fruits com into season (or very often in our case, as we bought a tin from the supermarket) just bung them in. By xmas you've a lovely desert that will blow your socks off.

    Would also like to find out the secret of @AddicksAddict 's limoncello.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,819
    Always found gin with gin wo be a winning combination.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,982
    McBobbin said:

    Just made a batch of coconut rum. Just run and coconut. Will leave a couple of weeks.

    Looking for some other ideas

    Blackberry whiskey is great.

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  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,053
    I found with sloe gin white sugar works better than brown
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,987
    North Lower Neil said:

    McBobbin said:

    Just made a batch of coconut rum. Just run and coconut. Will leave a couple of weeks.

    Looking for some other ideas

    Blackberry whiskey is great.
    Agree. Have had this donated from a neighbour- superb.

    Make sloe gin every year. Have made 'borage tincture' - borage flowers soaked in vodka.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,823
    Stig said:

    Toffee Whiskey which is easy and delicious.

    Got a jar of Skittles Vodka that my son made for a house party we had. He made no effort to separate the colours. It tasted alright, but looked disgusting; a deep yellowy orange colour with scum floating around the top. It looked just like some old vinegar-pissers sample. Unsurprisingly, not many of our guests fancied drinking it.

    Sloe gin is an annual favourite. So easy too. Bottle of gin, pick you own sloes and add some sugar.

    Used to enjoy making a rumtopf for christmas as well. Start in January with a jar containing rum and a load of sugar, as the fruits com into season (or very often in our case, as we bought a tin from the supermarket) just bung them in. By xmas you've a lovely desert that will blow your socks off.

    Would also like to find out the secret of @AddicksAddict 's limoncello.

    @Stig We just picked up a recipe off the web.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    Cheers @AddicksAddict , in that case I shall do the same.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,341
    Vodka gummy bears
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    Made the limoncello. It's fantastic!!!

    Cheers for the motivation, @AddicksAddict
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,053
    The coconut rum is nice too... But it needs a mixer
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,174
    Stig said:

    Made the limoncello. It's fantastic!!!

    Cheers for the motivation, @AddicksAddict

    Could you link to the recipe, please? Sounds great.

  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,823
    PragueAddick said:

    Stig said:

    Made the limoncello. It's fantastic!!!

    Cheers for the motivation, @AddicksAddict

    Could you link to the recipe, please? Sounds great.

    @PragueAddick, Lemon juice, vodka, stick it in the freezer. If there was more to it than that, I can't remember. @Stig can you remind me?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,079
    This is the recipe I followed and it worked fine for me: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1087/limoncello

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