All you need are a handful of raspberries and your favorite vodka to create the Raspberry Infused Vodka of your dreams. Simply add the ingredients to a jar, then sit back and relax while the work is done for you!
2 1/2cupsraspberries(12 ounce container - washed and blotted dry)
4cupsvodka
Instructions
Wash the jar with warm, soapy water and dry thoroughly.
Add raspberries in the jar.
Pour vodka in the jar.
Cap it and give it a vigorous shake.
If it is in the summer when you make this, place the jar in the refrigerator. If it is cooler weather, you can infuse it on the counter.
Shake the jar twice a day, once in the morning and again in the evening. Let it infuse for 6 days in the fridge or for 5 days if you have the jar on the counter.
Line a sieve with fine cheesecloth and place it on a large bowl. (see equipment for what I use.)
Pour the contents of the jar in the sieve and into the bowl and let the raspberries drain. Toss the raspberries as they won't be edible at this point.
Transfer to a jar or decorative bottle.
Sip
Smile
Enjoy
Notes
Helpful tips
For infusions, you can use a low to mid level brand of alcohol. I'm using Ketel One, which is a solid vodka.
Raspberries are a fragile fruit so wash the fruit with care and do not soak them in water as they are quite porous. Place the raspberries in a sieve and run cold water over them.
Blot the raspberries dry after washing them.
You don't have to sterilize the jar you'll use for the infusion, but do wash it first with warm soapy water and then dry it thoroughly.
I use a bigger jar than I need for my infusions because I like having enough room in the jar to shake the ingredients together.
Since I'm making this raspberry vodka during the summer and a heat wave, I'm placing the infusion in the refrigerator. That means it will take longer than if you were allowing it to infuse on the counter.
Infusing in the fridge usually takes 1 - 2 days longer than on the counter.
Shake the vodka and raspberries 2 times a day - morning and evening. I usually do it right before breakfast and dinner.
My advice is do not eat the raspberries after the infusion is done. The raspberries are pale and don't taste good at this point.