| How to Make Skittles Vodka Oct 8th 2012, 03:00 By placing Skittles candies in a bottle of vodka for a day or two, you can make a tasty, sugary infusion that's a perfect change of pace from your normal everyday vodka. Edit Ingredients - A handle (1.75 liters, about a half gallon) of vodka per bag of Skittles
- A large bag of Skittles candy (the "movie size" bag)
Single serving (25ml shot) - Separate the colors of Skittles that you want to flavor the vodka with. Many people choose to leave out the green, which is lime if you're using original Skittles, and purple, which is grape in the original style, as they can create a weird taste combination or a less than appealing color for the final product. However, you can put them in if you want. If you don't mind mixed flavors, you can just skip this step altogether.
- Add six Skittles to 25ml of vodka. Keep swirling the mixture until the Skittles are almost completely dissolved. Note that the ratio of Skittles to vodka varies from recipe to recipe. You should experiment to find your preferred mix before making larger bottles.
- Filter out the remaining Skittle "insides". With single servings like this, you can decide which flavor(s) you like best and proceed to making bottles, if you desire.
Bottles of "Skittled" vodka - Pour out some vodka from a bottle to make room for Skittles.
- Separate the Skittles by color.
- Add the Skittles (20-25 per 350ml/11.8 fl oz).
- Let the mixture sit for a day or two. Shake occasionally so the flavour mixes well.
- Strain out the Skittles using a filter, such as a paper coffee filter or a clean t-shirt.
- Refrigerate overnight.
Dishwasher bottle method - Separate the colors from five bags of 200g Skittles.
- Using 5 x 700ml/23.6 fl oz bottles, pour 300ml/10.1 fl oz of vodka into a jug and fill each bottle with skittles.
- Place the bottles in your dishwasher and put on an intensive cycle.
- One third of of the way through the cycle, shake all bottles vigorously.
- Two thirds of the way through the cycle, shake all bottles vigorously.
- Once the cycle has finished, shake all bottles vigorously again. Then place in the freezer for 2 hours.
- Once the vodka is cold, it should be syrupy. Take a sieve, line it with a piece of cheesecloth (muslin) or a coffee filter, place above a large jug and pour the vodka through slowly.
- Once the first bottle has been filtered, wash out the bottle and pour the Skittles vodka back in.
- Repeat the above two steps for all bottles, ensuring that everything is cleaned between uses to prevent color contamination.
- Place all of the bottles in the freezer until you are ready to drink. Don't worry, the vodka won't freeze.
- You are finished. Enjoy your tasty creation.
- Another approach is to buy five bottles of vodka and five bags of Skittles. Then separate the candy and use one flavor for each bottle. (Or get four bottles and an empty, to allow room for the skittles.)
- If you want to make it more quickly, cut the skittles in half before putting them into vodka. Shake every 15 minutes. They'll dissolve in an hour instead of a day. Or you could just scoop them out when the color dissolves.
- The lime green Skittles add a sourness to the drink, so if you want one that's sweet, leave the green ones out and add them to their own bottle for a sour lime vodka.
- If using a t-shirt to strain, be sure fabric softener or a dryer sheet had not been used with it, lest you get some extra (unwanted) flavoring (and potentially toxic chemicals).
- Start with small amount of vodka and Skittles at first to experiment which combination of taste suits you best. You can carry this out with larger amount of vodka and Skittles once you have decided that you enjoy the taste.
Edit Warnings - Drink responsibly. Never drink and drive. Know your limits, and do not drink to the extent of intoxication.
- Do not drink if underage in your country.
Edit Things You'll Need - Each handle of vodka (1.75 liters, about a half gallon) requires a large bag worth of Skittles, so if you plan on doing only one flavor for a flavorful vodka, you'll have to buy 5 large bags of Skittles
- Coffee filter, cheescloth/muslin or an extremely clean t-shirt
- Large funnel or strainer to hold filter
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