Infused liquors- anyone done it?

The only thing I have done like this was pineapple in vodka. I cant imagine it bing much different though. Just cut up the jalapenos and put them into the liquor and let them soak. I let the pineapples sit in the vodka for two weeks but I think that would be way too long if you were using jalapenos.

I have not done jalapenos, but I did cranberry orange vodka at Christmas. It turned out very well, and was really easy. I had to heat the cranberries and orange zest in some of the vodka until the cranberries popped. Then poured into the bottle, topped the bottle off with vodka, and let it steep a couple of days. Strained it through a coffee filter, placed a couple of fresh orange peels and cranberries in the bottle for decoration and refilled with the strained vodka.

I would not think you would need to heat yours -- I would slice the jalapenos and steep in the vodka at least 24 hours, then strain and bottle.

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Vodka From Hell

6 peppers - you can use Jalapenos, Serranos, Poblanos, etc
1 750ml bottle of vodka of choice

The seed are what carry the most heat of a pepper, so lets remove these. Cut the pepper in half lengthwise. Push the core of the pepper and the seeds out. You may want to wear plactic gloves. If you don't wear gloves, remember to wash your hands vigorously when you are done. Don't make the mistake inadvertantly scratching an itch around your face or eyes after cutting chilis!

Now just cut the peppers up, add to your jar with the bottle of vodka. Infuse for about 2 days. A bloody mary is an obvious choice for this infusion. A martini bar in my home town called Vault has a great cocktail using pepper vodka. If I was to guess the recipe it would be:

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For fruits like pineapples and stuff, you let it soak for 10 days-- no more, no less. But jalapenos are a whole other ballpark. 2 days. That's it!

I stuff a bottle of bourbon full of mint every once and a while.

i was told by a bartender at Boucherie (they make their own infused vodka) that Russian Standard is the best base vodka to use.

Also, jalapeno infused vodka in a bloody mary is the tits!

I tried lemons last month and it came out like crap.

I put honeycomb in Jim Beam once. I got the recipie from a bartender at Juban's. Turned out GOOD. The Missus has put candy corn and caramels in cheap vodka a few times for Halloween. That turned out nice too. (Although I think with the caramels, there was some old gelatin left over). She's also soaked gummi bears in vodka and fruit punch. They really plump up.

Jeep dropping the knowledge.

Another tip if doing fruit. Get large strainer and press fruit back through strainer. Get the most alcohol and fruit flavor out of that infusion.

Yep. Made cherry bounce. One of the oldest drinks in the US. Cherry infused whiskey. Let it sit six months. Was amazing. Hardest part was finding the cherries. Tiny little fricking cherries.

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I tried lemons last month and it came out like crap

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Did you try it with preserved lemons? 10days and its great. YOu can buy a jar of 2 whole preserved lemons at World Market for about $3.