Skittles Vodka

Drink:

Skittles Vodka

Recipe:

1.75 Liter vodka (Commonly referred to as a 'handle' of vodka)

5x 8.5 ounce glass flasks (If you are feeling classy. Any container will do)

1lb bag of Skittles

Empty Water Bottles

Coffee Filters

This one is a little more complicated then the usual. First, ration out about 6oz of vodka into each water bottle. Separate Skittles colors, and add about 60 Skittles per bottle, using one color per bottle. Seal and shake vigorously to start the dissolving process.

Once the Skittles have dissolved completely (this could take some time. It helps if you shake the mixture periodically), use a funnel and a stack of about 4 coffee filters to filter out the white filler (you will notice it permeating your mixture as the last bit that won't dissolve). This may have to be done twice for the Green and Orange mixtures, which seem to have more filler.

Use funnel to poor into flasks, chill in freezer, and enjoy!

Description:

Departing a bit from my usual cocktail recipes, I thought I would try one of these popular vodka infusions that have been cropping up on the internet.

Its a little more work then usual, but it is pretty worth it. The solution works great, with almost all of the sweetener and flavoring of the Skittles dissolving in the vodka. Also, it looks pretty cool:

In Soviet Russia, rainbow tastes you!

Of all the flavors, Green seems to work the best. It retains the most of the original flavor. Red turned out the worst (which is a shame since it is my favorite Skittle flavor), tasting kind of like cough syrup.

Variants:

The obvious thing to change is the Skittles to vodka ratio. I myself used a little more Skittles then prescribed and found it turned out quite nice.

Also, there is debate as to the best filtering method. Coffee filters worked for me, but some argue that unbleached paper towel is the way to go. Some culinary folk even suggest cheese cloth.  

One variant I am keen to try is using one of the variant skittles types. If anyone gives it a shot let me know.