I was a bit bored this afternoon so I decided to do something constructive. There's been a bottle of vodka knocking round the back of my kitchen cupboard for a few months now so I thought I'd have some fun with it.

Werthers Original's Toffee Vodka

I've done this before kids so don't worry. Last time I used Absolut vodka and it was fantastic. This bottle of Smirnoff was a gift... I wouldn't have bought it 'cause it's rough... and I couldn't turn my nose up at it 'cause that'd be rude...but the Werthers are going to make it all better.

First off you should take about a quarter of the vodka out of the bottle, so you've got the space to fit the toffee's in...

Can you see where I'm going with this one?

Yes, thats right. Then you start to place the unwrapped toffee's into the vodka. I used nearly the whole 150g bag.

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Then we top the vodka back up to the brim, like so...

Now this is where it gets technical, (not really). You screw the cap on nice and tight and submerge the whole bottle in warm water. That's warm water... not too hot, and not too cold. Think baby's bottle warm.

Then you have to leave it for a few hours to allow the toffee's to slowly dissolve. I check every hour or so to make sure the water hasn't gone cold and top up with hot accordingly.

as im not to fussed on vodka but i love wothers original but i shall give this a try myself

looks a very interestin combination

And one afternoon later you have your end product. At this point you'll be dying to taste it, but you might want to put it in the fridge for a little while, because warm vodka is basically rank.

Then you get to sample the rewards of all your hard endeavour.
Ish loverly.

Next time kids.... Foxes Glacier Mint Vodka.

Oh, and before you rush to the off licence remember, because this recipe works so well, it's sometimes easy to forget you're drinking neat vodka so... there's your warning!

looks lovely!!

Looks like advocaat

It doesn't taste like advocaat, ish smooth and creamy.

erm shambo.... were do u live....?????


got no voddi in so im coming to yours x

i think i'll pass - i just know it will taste the same coming up as it did going down (a bit like pernod and black)

omg u just reminded me of my red witch fase

When you cool it all down, does th toffee stay in liquid form??

Thinking this is a good way to save money in uni hahahahaha

That's brought back some real old memories Red witches at stairways! They were the days

I keep mine in the fridge.
If you were to put more toffees in it might start to solidify.

I had no idea they were called red witches -i drank em there and i think even in atmosphere on rock night - or was that when there was a mad dog (20/20) phase - yuk - think that's when my liver stopped speaking to me!

Red witches were cider, pernod and blackcurrant. The MD's were evil

I remember the ones in the little green cans, think that was mad dog too.

I'm thinking Shambo's recipie would make a great ice cream flavour

have to give this ago, bottoms up Shambo

Thats a new one on me matey!
Lived in the old USSR for a while in the 90`s, cool place! Bloody hot in summer and stupid cold in winter! I lived with a Russian family and some of the things they put in vodka are amazing! My fave was Menthol throat sweets (or their equivelant!!) clears the nasal and head, but what a rush!! Drink it neat or with ice, no mixers (CRIMINAL!!!)
Place i wouldnt mind going back to!

I know what you mean Hoseman. One of the best places for vodka was the vodka bar in Harrogate - never seen so many different flavours in my life and they were all from Russia.

Also, Cambridge has a big Russian & Polish community. Ex hubby worked with a lot of them and some of the states he used to come home in (or not sometimes) was amazing.

Aye, thats the joy of vodka. Because it's a 'neutral' spirit it takes very well to flavourings and cocktails. I used to live above a Polish Ex Servicemens Club in Bristol and they gave me a crash course in vodka..... and absinthe. Thankfully I didn't have to stagger far from the bar, (in the basement), to my flat, (on the top floor). Bison was my fave, but I've only ever seen it sold in Revolution vodka bars round these parts. Maybe the expanding Polish population in New Brighton will sort that out.

I've noticed a few places now selling Stolichnaya Russian vodka which gets the Shambo seal of approval, it's quality. Absolut too, (most Scandinavian vodka's really), but not the flavoured ones, (when you can have fun flavouring then yourself).

Absinthe is divine! I was lucky enough to have been bought Black Absinthe as a gift a few years ago - it was evil but was a very pleasant tasting internal hot water bottle in the winter

I have a few Polish friends and have to say, I've never met drinkers like them I can't keep up with them!

Stolichnaya is a very nice vodka - probably one of the smoothest, slips down very easily (too easily) but my Gods the head the next day

mmmmmmm Absinthe

The red Absinthe is nice too

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