Almond

11.22.09 Almond (half size)

1/2 cup chopped Almonds and 12.5 oz Fris vodka. We chose Fris because we thought the almond flavor would be too subtle and may be overtaken by the stronger flavor in the Svedka vodka.

12.31.09

We've tasted this one a couple times since it was started. The flavor is finally coming along nicely. It has a very distinct almond taste at the beginning, but leaves quite a burn at the end. We're going to let this one go longer, in hopes of losing more of the burn.

2.21.10 After 3 months - Done for now.

Filtered the vodka finally. The almond 'skins' were faded and the interior was discolored to a light brown. On top of the vodka was a fine sheen of almond oil. E: the flavor is very light and still has lots of vodka burn. Tastes like almond, but the almond flavor would be lost if it was mixed with anything. L agrees. We'd like to do a second round of infusion on this one.

Recipe

750 ml vodka

1 cup chopped almonds

Infusion time: 3 months.

This would be improved by adding another 1 cup of almonds and infusing again.