Ready To Distribute

Yay! It's here, it's finally here! We are ready to distribute our very first Seasaw installment.

 

 

The Process

Step 1: Squeak it clean.

We used piping hot water and the finest soap to ensure extreme cleanliness.

The rather large tub is gently scrubbed with the utmost care.

Step 2: assemble ingredients to form the mis en place. In this case we have used Organic Medjool Dates, Madagascar Vanilla and our favorite infusion vodka; Svedka.

Step 3: Place the ingredients in the vodka.

It really is this simple.

Step 4: Done.

Bottling and filtering are the final step but we must wait a short period of time until it is just right.!

Phoenix dactylifera

Last week two new vodka infusions were introduced: date and vanilla. Surprisingly date was overall favored by tasters. We decided to proceed with infusing vodka with dates.
Apparently there are no real appetizing photos of dates on the internet. So, I found this photo of dates pre-sun before they get shriveled up and look like a fat raisin. Dates (latin name Phoenix dactylifera) are an important traditional crop in Turkey, Iraq, Arabia and north Africa west to Morocco. Dates are also cultivated in southern California, Arizona and southern Florida in the United States. According to a study, "dates may be considered as an almost ideal food, providing a wide range of essential nutrients and potential health benefits." With that we decided to infuse it in vodka. 

The Results Are In!

Here are the terribly scientific results from the last vodka tasting. Our special friend decided to draw pictures that represented how he felt about the vodka flavor.  It seems that pear came out on top but, we've got a brand new recipe that we're working with and will be posting with more information soon.

Infused Vodka Update

I know what your thinking. This looks like large amounts of urine in bottles with ironic labels.
Well, the tasting is tonight so we'll see if that's what it ends up tasting like or not. Wish us luck!

Infusion Round 2

The first attempt at vodka is going very well but I had the inkling to go further with the pear idea and also introduce some non-traditional flavors. I went to Mississippi Market and picked up some fresh pears (comice and bosc), rosemary, spearmint and fennel root. I'm thinking that the flavors will be delicious with a nice chicken dinner or just for a breezy cocktail.

Step 1

Here's a project I've got going and will update when the outcome arises. I'm infusing vodka with pear, rose petals, and rose petals with sugar. I used to be a big fan of Shaker's Rose flavored vodka so I am giving a shot at mimicking it. The pear slices rose to the top by the next day. The rose leaves with sugar rose to the top within hours and the rose petals alone have no real float direction. I was curious after the fact if I should have made some sort of rose petal concentrate and then infused it with the concentrate.