Homemade Caramel Vodka

Yummy ...

2 possibilities here ... the homemade traditional one that tastes better (but is not clear) and the quick fix.

First ... the homemade caramel sauce method:

Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup golden syrup
3/4 cup whipped cream
a drop or two of vanilla essence, if you like that added flavour

Preparation
Combine sugar, 1/2 cup water, and corn syrup in heavy medium saucepan.
Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Increase heat and boil without stirring until mixture turns a deep amber color, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Carefully add cream (you may want to stand back — mixture will bubble vigorously).
Stir sauce over low heat until any caramel bits dissolve and sauce is smooth.
Left-over sauce can be refrigerated and made pourable later be slowly heating without cooking it again.


Make the vodka ...
Take a 750ml bottle of vodka and pour out about a 1/2 cup of vodka and keep aside.
Pour in a half cup of caramel sauce and set aside for a week.
Turn the bottle every 2 days to mix and infuse better.
After a week (or closer to actually serving), strain through a paper coffee filter and bottle.


Then ... the quick fix method ...
Pour a cup of vodka out of the bottle.
Add a cup of sugar (or half a cup of glucose, which you can get from a pharmacy - this makes the texture must smoother and dissolves easier).
Add a 40ml bottle of Caramel essence.
Add whatever vodka you can back into the bottle.
Shake until dissolved, refrigerate and serve.

Yum!


Enjoy!