How to Infuse Vodka (2024)

FAQs

How long should you infuse vodka? ›

Infusing involves steeping one or more ingredients in a distilled spirit to extract flavor. With its neutral taste, vodka is well suited to take on the flavors of various ingredients. While it's a simple process, infusing does take time (about 3 to 7 days).

You can use a variety of herbs, spices, fruits, and even veggies for infusions. The most popular infusions are fruit-based (e.g., strawberry vodka and pear gin). You can also create some wonderful combinations, such as lemongrass-ginger tequila or lavender-rosemary vodka.

Infused spirits are best enjoyed within three months, but they will never go bad. See our co*cktail recipes for ideas on how to use your infused alcohol. Fill your infusion kit to the top with the spirit of your choice. (Make sure to fill all the way to the rim of the jar for maximum infusion volume.)

Store the Pineapple infused vodka in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. The vodka won't spoil, however, pineapples are perishable and after 2 weeks the pineapple flavor will not taste as fresh.

Infused vodka made with fresh ingredients–or anything with the potential to spoil–should be refrigerated because it will expire. Infusions made with dried or preserved ingredients, however, do not require refrigeration.

You'll see the vodka gradually take on the color of the fruit. Taste it after 3 days and continue infusing to your liking.

Infusions are Simple

Since the beginning, we've been infusing Tito's with fresh ingredients. Berries, peppers, toasted pecans. This way, you can enjoy your co*cktail exactly how you like it.

Fresh ingredients infuse more quickly than dried. Once the vodka is perfectly flavored, strain out the solid ingredients and discard them. If the vodka is still a little cloudy, strain it again before pouring it into a clean jar (you can just wash and reuse the infusing jar), and capping.

So you can soak them even for a month, 15 days, 5 days or even the night before you bake. I would recommend, if you don't have much time and want to soak the fruit asap, you can warm the alcohol, ever so gently as you don't want to evaporate the alcohol in the liquid – before adding it to the dried fruit.

Does Tito's Handmade vodka go bad? ›

An unopened bottle of unflavored vodka has a shelf-life of decades. After opening, it will still be good for 10 to 20 years. For flavored vodkas, the shelf-life spans from six months to 2 years.

If you perceive fizziness when you take a bite of pineapple, that means that the pineapple is overripe and is fermenting. Simply put, Fermentation is a process in which microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast, or fungi convert sugars and other organic compounds into simpler compounds such as alcohol, gasses, or acids.

Stoli Dolis aka Pineapple Martinis

Pineapple infused vodka, shaken and served straight up!

You can also store unused coffee-infused vodka in a cool, dark place for approximately one to two years without affecting flavor. Discard when flavors start to fade or taste off.

On an empty stomach, blood alcohol concentration peaks about one hour after consumption, depending on the amount drunk; it then declines in a more or less linear manner for the next four hours.

Alcohol kicks in pretty quick. You'll typically start feeling the effects within about 10 minutes or so, depending on the strength of your drink and how fast you drink it.

The fermentation process for making vodka usually takes one to two weeks. When complete, the vodka maker strains away the solids, leaving only the liquid base. This results in an ethanol or ethyl alcohol product with about 16% alcohol by volume (ABV).

Most unopened bottles of liquor can remain in storage indefinitely without impact on their flavor and potency if stored in the proper condition. Base liquors like whiskey, vodka, rum, brandy, gin, and tequila usually don't have a high enough sugar content in them to kickstart oxidation.