Saturday Drinks....Blueberry Pie Martini

Blueberry Pie Martini

Blueberry Infused Vodka Recipe

Makes 1 Liter

Ingredients

• 1 Pound Blueberries (washed and picked over for bad berries)
• 2 Pieces of Lemon Peel (peel the lemon with peeler so there is no pith attached – that’s the white stuff)
• 4 Stems of Fresh Thyme (optional)
• 1 Liter Plain Vodka (you do not need to use uber expensive vodka for this)

Directions

1. In a clean, air tight jar, smash the blueberries. (You need to smash them so that the vodka can penetrate the skins and get all the flavor out.)
2. Add the lemon peel and thyme.
3. Pour the vodka over the top.
4. Seal the jar and shake it up to distribute the lemon peel and the thyme.
5. Set the jar in a cool place.
6. Gently turn the jar end over end and side to side once a day for 3 days.
7. On the third day it’s time to strain and bottle your blueberry vodka.
8. Pour the contents of the jar into a large strainer that has been placed over a bowl or pitcher.
9. Gently push on the solids to get most of the liquid out.
10. Throw away the solids.
11. Line a funnel with a double layer of cheesecloth.
12. Pour the blueberry vodka slowly through the cheesecloth into the bottle (you can use the original vodka bottle for this).
13. Cap up the bottle and let it sit overnight.

If you see solids in the bottle, the next day, you’ll need to repeat the cheesecloth straining process. You don’t want solids left in the bottle, but a second strain should be all you will need.

Blueberry Pie Martini Recipe

Makes 1 Martini

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Ounces Vanilla Vodka
• 2/3 Ounce Blueberry Vodka
• 2/3 Ounce Rose’s Lime Juice
• Crushed Graham Crackers

Directions

1. Pour the vanilla vodka, blueberry vodka and rose’s lime juice into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well.
2. Dip the rim of the martini glass into either water or Rose’s lime juice. Then dip it into the crushed graham crackers.
3. Strain drink into glass and garnish with 2 blueberries if you like and serve.

(via mymansbelly.com)