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Do you think Skittles would work Shambo? I rather fancy tasting the rainbow with my vodka!


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Originally Posted by PaganJay
Do you think Skittles would work Shambo? I rather fancy tasting the rainbow with my vodka!


Absolutely. I've never tried it but I'm led to believe they work a treat.
One thing though is to remove all the green skittles as they'll turn your vodka an unpleasant brown colour. smile

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So here we are, one week later and time to finish the job... smile

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It's all pretty straightforwards, you have to drain the vodka from the fruit. I used a sieve with quite a fine mesh. If you don't have one, a paper coffee filter in a coulander would do an even better job. yes

Be gentle and try not to spill any, (like I just did).

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Then decant the cherry vodka back into it's original bottle. You can see the liqueur has increased in mass and now fills the bottle all the way to the brim. smile

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So there we have the finished product. Although you can't tell from the photo's the liqueur seems clear of any debris and has a lovely cherry glow. If it was muddy in any way, I would have passed it through a coffee filter.

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and what does it taste like?

Well very nice... cool

You can always improve upon your first attempt so for next time, I think I'd use more cherries, (about another half as many again), and one more tablespoon of sugar. learn

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I remember reading the toffee Vodka and that you used a little warm water to help the toffee disolve.

Did the suger disolve ok in this cherry mix without the aid of some warmth?


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I've tried the Skittles Shambo - a fellow member and I have named it "SkitVod". It's taken a few days for them to dissolve completely. The only problem that was encountered was a slight froth from the outer shell but that was easily resolved by passing it through some muslin.

It's divine!!! All colours went in and it's gone a sort of dark rose colour - very pretty!

What have you started raftl


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Originally Posted by StuyMac
Did the suger disolve ok in this cherry mix without the aid of some warmth?

No warmth this time, just a cool dark place for a week and one good stir per day. smile

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The only problem that was encountered was a slight froth from the outer shell but that was easily resolved by passing it through some muslin.

Where did you buy the muslin cloth? I've been on the lookout for a roll and haven't seen it sold anywhere local. confused

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It was a piece I've had for years honey, think I got it from Abacan (sp). I used to make my own clothes, curtains, other soft furnishings etc and it was surplus. Have you tried good old ebay?


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Shambo I think i love you, well really i just love vodka [Absoult, you can drink straight its that nice!!]. I'm so trying these!!!

Haha i remember the mix me and emma made @ Andy's little party with vodka, cider, beer, juice and prob more hahaha in a cake lid that was split. smile

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