Caramel Vodka / Liquor

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Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Konzo » Sat Oct 12, 2013 11:50 pm

Hi everyone,

I am keen to hear some recipe ideas or suggestions for making Caramel Vodka. I am thinking a sugar and water salted caramel, infused in neutral, then see what happens.

What does everyone think?

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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Andy » Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:46 pm

I would try making caramal- its just cooked up sugar, butter, honey. should be millions of recipes on the internet for it.
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Konzo » Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:28 pm

Andy wrote:I would try making caramal- its just cooked up sugar, butter, honey. should be millions of recipes on the internet for it.


Yeah I will just keep experimenting I think :-)
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Andy » Sun Oct 13, 2013 7:45 pm

i would go for this sort of caramel sauce recipe
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup, firmly packed brown sugar
300ml container thickened light cream
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Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby BackyardBrewer » Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:05 pm

I've posted this before: very easy - It's caramello chocolate melted in a double boiler and tipped into neutral and shaken.

It's exceptional. Fattening as hell but very easy and very quick.

http://1heckofaguy.com/2006/04/18/chocolodka/
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Konzo » Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:29 pm

Yeah I am thinking a sugar caramel is most likely the best option for what I am trying to achieve :-) as other options I have tried haven't turned out to be what I am aiming for :-(
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Sideboob » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:23 pm

Hi,
I know this is an old thread but I have just discovered coffee syrups work just fine as a flavouring for spirits.
I use 5ml caramel syrup in a 700ml bottle of heads/hearts mixture, but im sure it will work perfectly in a neutral too.
Also I have used Vanilla coffee syrup to sweeten up a bourbon essence I bought online but didnt really like, 5ml essence 5ml vanilla in 700ml.
I have also tried a Cinnamon syrup.

Taste is very subjective so you may like to use more or less than me, but this will make a great caramel vodka.

Cheers :obscene-drinkingdrunk:
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby TasSpirits » Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:04 pm

Sideboob wrote:Hi,
I know this is an old thread but I have just discovered coffee syrups work just fine as a flavouring for spirits.
I use 5ml caramel syrup in a 700ml bottle of heads/hearts mixture, but im sure it will work perfectly in a neutral too.
Also I have used Vanilla coffee syrup to sweeten up a bourbon essence I bought online but didnt really like, 5ml essence 5ml vanilla in 700ml.
I have also tried a Cinnamon syrup.

Taste is very subjective so you may like to use more or less than me, but this will make a great caramel vodka.

Cheers :obscene-drinkingdrunk:

You really shouldn't be drinking heads :handgestures-thumbdown:
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Kenster » Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:43 pm

Tas, maybe he doesent mind the headache.
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby TasSpirits » Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:26 pm

Kenster wrote:Tas, maybe he doesent mind the headache.

Each to their own I guess :puke-huge:
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Sideboob » Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:48 pm

I was reluctant to reply to your objections as this is a flovouring/ essences thread & not a cuts thread which probably should be elsewhere on this site

Regardless, I used all info from this site to create neutral spirit that was so easy to drink I missed the bite of the Bourbon I was used to drinking. so I experimented & came up with a cut that satisfied my needs.

Sorry I dont like Vodka :puke-huge:
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby bluc » Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:00 pm

You shouldnt make crap because your used to crap.. maybe crap is a bit harsh. Imo the smoother less bitey spirit is the better your cuts are. I can drink my own at 40% and there is very little bite, even at 65% its very little bite compared to some of the 40% spirit on the market. Thats the the beuty of this hobby, be driven by quality, not $ like commercial distilleries .
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby TasSpirits » Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:00 pm

Sideboob wrote:I was reluctant to reply to your objections as this is a flovouring/ essences thread & not a cuts thread which probably should be elsewhere on this site

Regardless, I used all info from this site to create neutral spirit that was so easy to drink I missed the bite of the Bourbon I was used to drinking. so I experimented & came up with a cut that satisfied my needs.

Sorry I dont like Vodka :puke-huge:


Neither do I mate, brown spirits with the odd liqueur thrown in. We make cuts for a reason, if you choose to add heads, its your choice, at the end of the day you are the one dinking it. I personally wont condone it, no offence intended, just stating my opinion. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Caramel Vodka / Liquor

Postby Woodsy71 » Fri Jul 21, 2017 10:39 pm

Sideboob wrote:I was reluctant to reply to your objections as this is a flovouring/ essences thread & not a cuts thread which probably should be elsewhere on this site

Regardless, I used all info from this site to create neutral spirit that was so easy to drink I missed the bite of the Bourbon I was used to drinking. so I experimented & came up with a cut that satisfied my needs.

Sorry I dont like Vodka :puke-huge:


All good mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I have always maintained that taste is subjective.

I have blended heads cuts into a number of my quaffs, and they work.

At the end of the day, if your happy, mission accomplished :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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