Citrus

3.14.10.  Happy pi day! 

We are attempting to make a citrus infusion. We are infusing orange, tangerine, lemon & lime.  In reading online we have found that there are several techniques used for citrus infusions.  Some recommend using just the zest, some say slice the fruit, some say to slice the fruit but cut off the pith, some say to use the whole fruit with ~20 holes poked 1/2 inch into the body of the fruit, some have tried a combination of zest and slices.

We decided to zest the fruit as that seems to be the most popular technique.  Some day, we'd like to try using the whole fruit with the wholes poked through the rind.  The tangerine wasn't as good as we would like it to be, so we are omitting it. 

750 ml Vikingfjord vodka
2 tsp sugar
zest of: 
1 orange
1 lemon 
2 limes


3.21.10  Taste test
This is coming along well.  It could be done now. We'll let it go for a bit more and see how the flavor comes along.  


03.28.10
E tasted this one.  Emilio says its bitter and will need sugar.  Ben tasted mostly citrus, not sour, a bit of bitterness. 
To be on the safe side, Emilio filtered this. 


04.11.10 
L was finally in town and tasted this one too.  She agrees that it is a bit more bitter.  It's still good and definitely drinkable.  However,  it was definitely better at the 7 day mark.  We'll have to see what we can do to doctor this one up and make it a bit better. 


Recipe


750 ml vodka
2 tsp sugar
zest of: 
1 orange
1 lemon 
2 limes


2 week infusion time