Make A Thing: Infused Rum
It’s Christmas! If you’re reading this post on Christmas and even the day after, rest assured that I am getting appropriatelyinebriatedin the company of my relatives. If you’re also this brand of holiday person, perhaps you’re drinking something great. I’ll be drinking my brother’s Christmas present: infused rum!
Let me tell you, this stuff turned out delicious and it was easy to turn into a gift. Here’s how I did it.
How to Make Infused Rum
Making Infused Rum is easy and you could probably make it while extremely intoxicated.
- Get Your Infused Rum Ingredients Together
You will need white rum, an orange, two vanilla beans, two cinnamon sticks, jars, patience, funnel, coffee filters.
- Clean out all of your jars
Self-explanatory.
- Prepare your infusions
Peel the orange skin and split the vanilla bean, scraping out the beans. Toss everything in separate jars. I got crazy and added a little vanilla to the orange, but do whatever your tastes will allow. I found infusion inspiration from this website, which also has a lot of vodka infusions if you’re a vodka person.
- Fill, Shake and Store
Fill the jars up with your rum, then screw the lid on tight. Give it a good shake, then store it in a dark, cool place. I recommend the linen or medicine cabinet, right next to the children’s Advil and generic flu relief medicine, personally.
- Let the Infusions Sit For 3-4 Days
The infusions have to sit for 3-4 days, but I accidentally left them for a fifth day and they were still great. Each day, take out your jars and give them a good shake.
- Taste Them!
When your infusions are done, give them a little taste. They should be pretty tasty!
- Filter Your Rum
Now you’re going to filter the rum. Place a coffee filter inside of a funnel and pour the rum into a glass. For the vanilla infusion, I strained it twice because it was still a bit murky. Then we just poured them back in the jars. I also left some of my vanilla beans inside the jar because they tasted incredible.
- Optional: Design Your Lids!
My lady friend designed some lids for the jars to match the glasses I stencilled for Broseidon and then they were done! Easy as that. No one would be sad to get this for a gift, I’ll tell you that.
Enjoy!