tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921069825964741149.post4013055693081054185..comments2023-12-18T03:25:28.637-06:00Comments on Thinking of Drinking: MxMo XL: Glorious Ginger~Sonja~http://www.blogger.com/profile/14056245701542185828noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921069825964741149.post-26521920680213819222009-08-14T13:51:27.703-05:002009-08-14T13:51:27.703-05:00I've tried many homemade "aquavits,"...I've tried many homemade "aquavits," infused with a variety of spices, herbs, flowers, etc. and there are virtually unlimited options. In my mind, though, those are the same thing as infused vodkas. I totally agree that house-infused vodkas will taste better than most flavored vodkas. <br /><br />The way the EU and the US government define "aquavit" now is that it must have caraway seed as a dominant flavor. Like gin, and other herbal spirits, there is a wide range of quality in the store. I think the aquavit we make is great and it would be hard to replicate at home (unless you have an illicit still and a barrel).~Sonja~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14056245701542185828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921069825964741149.post-67468874832913111052009-08-13T15:54:27.901-05:002009-08-13T15:54:27.901-05:00Homemade aquavit is dead easy to make. Buy a decen...Homemade aquavit is dead easy to make. Buy a decent 1-gallon glass jar with lid (the ones made by Anchor Hocking fit the bill nicely). Put in your flavorings (I'm using sliced peach, sliced ginger, and anise seeds) fill with 1.75 liters of a decent vodka, cover, and let the ingredients sit for six weeks at least. You could get away with four weeks, but the flavor develops better the longer the ingredients steep in the vodka. Strain the mix through a coffee filter and freeze it. Traditional aquavit calls for a mix of caraway, anise, fennel and dill seeds, but there really is no limit to the aquavits one can come up based on variations of spices, herbs and fresh fruits. Any homemade aquavit will end up tasting far superior to store-bought flavored vodkas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921069825964741149.post-6655485592279174492009-06-18T19:09:54.730-05:002009-06-18T19:09:54.730-05:00We'll be at Tales indeed! And the distributio...We'll be at Tales indeed! And the distribution system to Massachusetts is rather Byzantine. You can't have stuff mailed to your house and liquor stores can't get it in if their distributors don't carry it. Grr...frederichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939679837071519844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921069825964741149.post-62467618588949692162009-06-18T17:39:41.629-05:002009-06-18T17:39:41.629-05:00Hi Frederic, thanks for the visit! I'm so gla...Hi Frederic, thanks for the visit! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the gin. We're still quite small, so we don't have any immediate plans to expand into the east. Some of our retailers will ship, but alas not to MA. Will you be at Tales? I'll bring some along for you to try!~Sonja~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14056245701542185828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921069825964741149.post-14499498562658492592009-06-18T17:07:01.887-05:002009-06-18T17:07:01.887-05:00Any plans to ship your Aquavit out to the northeas...Any plans to ship your Aquavit out to the northeast (ie: Boston)? Andrea (also of CocktailVirgin) picked up a bottle of your gin when she was out your way a few weeks ago and we're quite pleased!frederichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939679837071519844noreply@blogger.com