(left to right) Earl Grey vodka, Cucumber Vodka, Rooibos gin.
Inaugural post. Inaugural experiment.
This was my first attempt at infusing liquor with stuff from my kitchen. My roommate and I are both tea afficionados, and I was inspired, in part by a chamomile vodka blend from High Wire Lounge here in Athens. It was heavenly mixed up with Fever Tree tonic and a splash of orange juice.
For the tea infusions, I covered the bottom of the little 8 oz jar in loose tea and filled the rest with booze. No precise measurement, just winging it for the moment. The cucumber infusion got 5 or 6 mandoline slices of cuke and the same treatment. I let them steep in the fridge for a week, which may have been about 6 days too long, but they're all palatable.
The earl grey infusion tastes very strongly, but pleasantly of bergamot. The cucumber is light and refreshing, but the rooibos gin runs a little bitter. Mixed in a cocktail with some citrus or sweetness might help that.
