750 ml Exclusiv Vodca
1 cup local Plums, pitted and quartered
1 tsp sugar
The plums were cut in halves or quarters to remove the pit and the bitter tasting fruit immediately surrounding it.
08.27.09 Declared done - 11 day infusion time [edit: ok, we take that back]
E: Not a bad burn, could use more plum flavor, but would require double infusion to obtain that flavor.
L: Plum taste at beginning, strong burn in middle, and light lingering plum taste at end. May not be done, but not sure how much more flavor we can get out of the plums.
This could be improved by double infusing, but we just don't feel like doing it.
Used the funnel to get the plum halves out. Then filtered using a wet cheesecloth (to keep the cheesecloth from soaking up the infusion like a sponge).
08.30.09 Double Infusion
08.30.09 Double Infusion
Based on the feedback we got from the Philly vodka party, the flavor needed to be much stronger to be more easily identifiable.
1 cup red plums = 3 plums
1 tsp Sugar
Removed old plums and added the new back to up the quality of the flavor.
1 tsp Sugar
Removed old plums and added the new back to up the quality of the flavor.
Emilio contemplates the single-infused version before adding the new plums.
09.13.09 TastingPlums pieces still have a bit of taste so we are going to keep them in for another week.
09.20.09 Infusion completed
E: What is this one? L: That's not a good sign.
E: It's subtle. It doesn't hit you in the face and say, "Hi, I'm plum." It's more kinda plum-y. I like it, subtle flavor a little sweet.
L: It tastes good, but the flavor is not readily identifiable as plum. I'm ready to call this one good enough.
E: What is this one? L: That's not a good sign.
E: It's subtle. It doesn't hit you in the face and say, "Hi, I'm plum." It's more kinda plum-y. I like it, subtle flavor a little sweet.
L: It tastes good, but the flavor is not readily identifiable as plum. I'm ready to call this one good enough.
10.10.09
We decided this one was done along time ago, but since it won't over infuse (from the strawberry experiment), we are leaving the plums in for visual appeal. Note the color change in the plum skins from the picture on 09.30.
To improve this one, leave the first cup of plums in longer, or replace the fruit more often.
Recipe
750 ml vodka
1 cup local plums (~3 plums), halved or quartered with bitter fruit around pit removed
1 tsp sugar
Infuse for 11 days, then remove the old plums. Add:
1 cup plums, quartered or halved
1 tsp sugar
Infuse for 21 days.
Yields a pleasant but not strong plum flavor.
OMG, this post reminds me that we have a plum vodka infusion in a jar, that we haven't touched, which means it has been untasted. Not sure when it was done. (The bottle may have a note on the tape?) Perhaps MBB would be a good time to try it? We can bring it and the disposable shot glasses. :)
ReplyDeleteWe also have some cherries and the officer's jam (x2 batches 2 years apart). We didn't do any fruit infusions this year. I think that this was due to the fact that we have so much stuff already around the house.