Hibiscus

11.22.09 Hibiscus (test size)

1 tsp Hibscus and 6.25 oz Svedka vodka. 7:45pm. This one could be FAST, if its anything like the mint. Because the mint took only ~30 min, we tried this one after a half hour. It had a lovely bright pink color, but no hibicus flavor at all. We'll give it another try later, and if necessary add more hibiscus. 11:30pm tasted again. Barely any flavor, if any, a lot of burn. E thinks that the burn may have gotten worse. Tasted a flower and it had no flavor left, so we filtered out what was in there and put in 2 tsp more. Are planning on repeating this procedure as necessary.

11.27.09

Added 1 tbs because the flavor did not cover the vodka burn.

11.28.09

Removed the 1 Tbsp hibiscus because the hibiscus flavor was quite strong. Still some vodka burn, but much more bearable.

Black Pepper

11.22.09 Black Pepper (test size)

1 tsp whole tellicherry black peppercorns and 6.25 oz Svedka vodka. This should be quick. We'll taste daily because we have no idea what we're doing for this one.

11.27.09
Done! The pepper is nice and strong and will mix well with other drinks. Not so good for a straight tasting.

Recipe

6.25 oz vodka

1 tsp whole black peppercorns

Infusion time: 5 days