Cosmo Rickey

With vodka, cranberry, and citrus.

The classic with a citrus twist.

I just bought a jar to start infusing my own vodka and thought pomegranate would be a great flavor. Does anyone have any idea how long it should infuse or any tips on doing this? I’m really excited to try it, but could...

I’m just starting to infuse vodka with various fruits, and I can see how this process becomes rather addictive. Will my tayberry and marionberry vodkas still be potent and fruity during the holidays? Do some infusions peak...

I’ve made quite lot of Cranberry-Infused vodka to give as Christmas gifts. It is delicious made into “Cranberry Lemon Drops” (or, just drinking it “as is”.) But, I’d like to include a card with...

Last week I had a spectacularly delicious drink at Jiraffe in Santa Monica, CA: “cucumber martini” which was Cucumber infused vodka with fresh mint. Does anyone have any particular tips for making cucumber-infused...

I infused pineapples, not vodka, but I’ll share what happened. When we finally drank it, the vodka tasted like pineapple and the pineapple chunks tasted like vodka. I know, duh. But I really didn’t expect such a...

So I started my cranberry infused vodka yesterday. I got a Costco sized bottle of Kettle One. A big bag of cranberries and a very very large glass jar. I got lazy and was also concerned about getting the berries wet, so I...

I’m happy to report that our schanpps experiments have been going well! Last night we combined 4 parts wildflower honey schnapps with 1 part cloves schnapps (which did mellow out nicely since we strained it about 3 weeks...

Infusion Confusion

Why there’s no fruit in your fruit-flavored vodka.

The fig tree behind our shop is loaded with fruit. I intend to use some to infuse vodka. I am wondering if there is a complementary ingredient to include with the figs or should I keep it simple. Any ideas?

Does anyone have a great recipe for Martini’s for a Christmas Party? I am about to make my first Infusion and have no recipes and find very little on the internet. Thanks for the help.

I’ve reviewed all the infusion posts & didn’t find anything on this. Has anyone used cocoa nibs or cocoa beans to make a chocolate flavored vodka? I used to buy Three Olives brand when we lived in So. Calif, but we...

I am planning to make a few experimental vodka infusions this summer and was wondering if anyone has had any successes or failures with various techniques, flavors, etc. Rochelle, I tried in vain to find your info on this before...

I took beautiful heirloom cherry tomatoes (about 15), cut them in quarters, and then battered a stalk of lemon grass, and poured vodka over to the top. Rather than the vodka turning red (like I thought it would from the tomato...