Creative infusion du jour…round two…

03 Monday Sep 2012

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This is a Roasted Tomato Bloody Mary. I started with Twenty 2 vodka (high proof spirit). I roasted Roma tomatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper. When dark and caramelized, I added them to a mason jar, tossed in some black peppercorns and filled the jar with Twenty 2 vodka. I let the jar sit in the fridge for about 72 hours, then strained and added filtered water (remember, this is 160 proof!!!).

So to my Bloody Mary today I added a splash of Twenty 2 chile pepper infused vodka, some Mrs. T’s mix, horseradish, lime and spicy banana peppers for garnish and ice. And here you are. Happy Sipping!

Tasting the Twenty 2 Vodka Infusions…

02 Sunday Sep 2012

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So this was my first taste of the lemon infusion I made a few days ago. I added cranberry juice, Twenty 2 vodka and my Twenty 2 lemon infusion. The result was a bright, not too sweet version of the classic Cosmo, but with lemon instead of orange.

Happy Sipping!

Let the Twenty 2 Vodka High Proof Spirit infusion testing begin…

26 Sunday Aug 2012

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So I began with several mason jars…and Twenty 2 Vodka‘s High Proof Spirit…

The fun includes:

toasted marshmallow
oven roasted tomato and peppercorn (great for Bloody Marys)
grapefruit basil
pineapple
raspberry
blackberry
blueberry thai basil
lemon
chile pepper

Anyone who follows me knows that I like to use the torch in the kitchen. So I decided to burn some marshmallows to infuse. That’s where it started. There are marshmallow flavored vodkas out there but I wanted to try making my own, but with my favorite Maine spirit, Twenty 2. I like a good Bloody Mary now and then (think I learned that from my parents, thanks mom and dad!) and most of all, I love citrus and basil. Oh and let’s not forget about the sweet and spicy cocktails, so I had to do a spicy infusion!

The last five need another day or two and I’ll post about those later!

Next up? Cocktails using the infusions! Stay tuned…

Infusing with Twenty 2 Vodka’s High Proof Spirit…

20 Monday Aug 2012

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So I’ve just begun to experiment with infusions. This one is grapefruit and basil with Twenty 2′s High Proof Spirit, made for infusions! I used the peel, some fruit and a few basil leaves. We’ll see what happens soon…stay tuned!