Whaler's Rum Pirates and Charbay Tahitian Vanilla Rum - Tiki Drinks and Food

F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 7:45 AM On 2005-08-03 20:50, dangergirl299 wrote: I am going to have to try that. I liked the idea of their infused vodkas - the only vodkas commercially available infused with real fruit - but I found the flavor to be disappointing - way too astringent. (naturally, I prefer my home-infused vodkas and rums). but vanilla rum, now there's a neat idea! It sounds like a weaker version of a rum-based Vanilla Extract. If you ever use fresh Vanilla to flavor your cooking you could throw a left over & scraped-out pod into a bottle of Dark Rum, removing the pod after a few days (before it overpowers the Rum), and straining the infused Rum through a coffee filter to remove any leftover Vanilla seeds or bits of pod.

On 2005-08-03 20:50, dangergirl299 wrote:
I am going to have to try that. I liked the idea of their infused vodkas - the only vodkas commercially available infused with real fruit - but I found the flavor to be disappointing - way too astringent. (naturally, I prefer my home-infused vodkas and rums).

but vanilla rum, now there's a neat idea!

It sounds like a weaker version of a rum-based Vanilla Extract. If you ever use fresh Vanilla to flavor your cooking you could throw a left over & scraped-out pod into a bottle of Dark Rum, removing the pod after a few days (before it overpowers the Rum), and straining the infused Rum through a coffee filter to remove any leftover Vanilla seeds or bits of pod.

Post #178856 by freddiefreelance on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 7:45 AM