I have a love for pink bits. And vodka. So to combine the two can only be good right? Flavored vodka is easy to make, and don't believe the naysayers - it is not a way to cover the taste of cheap vodka, I wont flavor what I would not drink normally. It is the same with vodka as it is with wine ----- if you wont drink it, don't cook with it (or in this case toss some sugary goodness in, change its color and make it tasty!)Now this recipe is as simple as a recipe can be, with just 2 ingredients. You will need about 350g of good fresh turkish delight (the sort covered in icing sugar), I prefer the classic rose flavored, but there are plenty of choices these days, so taste a few and see what grabs your fancy. You will also need 3/4 of a 750ml bottle of vodka. now, I like Absolut for flavoring, but as I said - if you wont drink it normally, then don't try and flavor it.
Rinse all of the icing sugar off of the turkish delight, then dice it up into 1cm cubes (they need to go through the neck of the vodka bottle). Taste a few pieces as you go (quality control and all that), and push all the cubes into the bottle, put the lid back on and give it a damn good shake (think Tom Cruise in Cocktail).Store the bottle in a cool dark place, and shake once or twice a day until the turkish delight has dissolved.
When you go to serve it, this is important, DO NOT SHAKE IT prior to serving as the sediment will cloud the liquid.
How do I drink it? Icy cold and neat in a shot is good. Or you could mix it with lemonade, make a TD Martini with a topping layer of Cadbury's Chocolate Liquor (or any other type), mixes nicely with lychee flavors....you really are only limited by your imagination!So, however you say it where you are, I raise my glass to you. Cheers! Slainte! Salut! Salud! Pura Vida! Proost! Gan Bei! Kippis! Kampai! Skaal!
EDITED TO ADD: L'CHAIM! For the delightful Kanga_Rue
4 comments:
Godamn I need to try this!
I've made some fresh strawberry voddie that needs straining out but this sounds FINE FINE FINE!
This sounds great!
We recently did a vanilla vodka, and a cinnamon vodka - amazing.
We used the two to make apple strudel martinis. :D
Yum! Sounds delicious, you might be giving the Russians a run for their money.
This looks great,I just love the pink color.I saw your blog from the foodie blog roll and I like what you have here.if you won't mind I'd love to guide Foodista readers to this post.Just add the vodka widget at the end of this post and it's all set, Thanks!
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