Berry-flavored vodka? Vanilla-flavored? Citrus? Pshhh...these may be good but you should probably know if you read this site that I like the more adventurous spirits. And it was only in the past year that I started experimenting with the easy process of infusing vodka.A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article via Food Network that suggested making red-colored cocktails and rimming the glasses with blue pop rocks for 4th of July festivities. Who doesn't love pop rocks? I decided that if the rim is going to be candy, why not make the actual red-colored drink candy-inspired as well? I went to a local candy shop to find these blue pop rocks and browsed around before it hit me...Swedish fish!
Though I've sarcastically described the minimal process of infusing vodka before, I'll repeat it if you're interested. I used 2 boxes of Swedish fish, dumped them in an air-sealed container and topped it off with vodka, letting it sit for about a week and then straining it out. Abracadabra! Swedish fish vodka!
As somewhat of a liquor purist, I decided to just have this infused vodka on the rocks, but it wasn't like I had to turn in my Y chromosome to drink it...it still had a bit of a vodka kick. If you don't want that, I'd suggest adding some club soda or, if you want to add sugar to sugar, use more Swedish fish to infuse the vodka. Whichever way, this is a fun drink to let out your inner child.
As for a name for the drink, I played with "The Drunken Swede," (even though Swedish fish were originally produced in Finland...fun fact). If you read this, leave me a comment with a name for this drink.
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