What is dishwasher vodka and, is it a good gift?

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I've seen it come up on here before but I can't work out what it is. Can you get away with using the cheap stuff?

JJ in my experience, vodka helps the conception process. I have two little vodkas and a pinot grigio. I am now on the wagon.

Gussie, that literally made me laugh out loud

Definitely dark rum for the Christmas pudding one, it goes a beautiful tawny colour and I think a smoother flavour

I've bought my bottles from this site www.sen5esbottles.co.uk - I went for the 100ml dorica bottles, a nice couple of shots portion size and they are a good solid shape. Really helpful man who runs the site who didn't mind my piddly little order of just a few bottles as well.

I'm making special labels that say 'Moonshine Home Brewery'

HAs any one tried this with snickers bars? Will it work?

DSS (20, so not being an irresponsible stepmum :o) loves bananas... Banana vodka? Foam banana vodka?!?

So we now have :

Christmas Pudding Vodka
Christmas Berry Rum
Limoncello
Mars Bar Vodka
After Eight Vodka

Quite fancy Turkish Delight Vodka as well!!!

Diet- I think it would, you'd just have to strain it after.
Fuzz- yes! I bet foam bananas would dissolve quick too.
I'm planning on chocolate orange, mint chocolate and chocolate caramel for me as gifts.

Hmm i can do that! BIL sorted then!

My After Eight vodka has separated and looks pretty grim...

Still, only day 3 I bet my bro will still drink it

and today I made...

watermelon vodka (watermelon jelly sweets)
cinnamon and aniseed vodka (which tastes just like sambuca!)

I am having problems with everything in the bottle dissolving on just one cycle in the dishwasher but its getting there!!

squeaky now I've got to go to the sweet shop

Do you think Percy Pig vodka would work?

Jolly- yes! And I bet it's amazing. Mmm, try it and let us know.
What about fizzy Percy? Percy and friends?

This thread is fantastic! I had no idea you could do this. I'm going to do this next week and would appreciate precise measurements!

Homemade cola cube vodka is delicious!! Pear drops are fab too :) I did once use the food processor to crush the sweets and badly scratched the bowl...oops!

I am also dishwasher less.

i am thinking of chocolate orange flavour, mint matchmakers flavour, parma violet flavour and I need inspiration for one other that will work well.

Caramac? I've never made a Caramac one, but I love the chocolate. Also, Caramac is quite thin - as opposed to chunky - so it will probably melt more quickly, especially as you haven't got a dishwasher.

Oh, good thought!

I want to make a couple for a friend, and a couple for my son.

Thanks for this thread.

I have just made mine, Caramac, Mars bar, Rubarb & Custard, Kola cubes and Sour skittles.

Got a bargain on my Vodka, Tesco had Smirnoff export blue label 50% proof 1 litre reduced from £28 to £14.

I am going to get some nice bottles and labels and give them to a few family and friends.

How long does it take until they have some flavour in them??

All the chocolatey ones are ready immediately (assuming the chocolate has melted into the vodka).

I don't know about the 'hard sweets' ones, cos I've never made them.

Oh my god I can definitely vouch for the chocolate orange vodka being particularly moreish....

Will have to replace it now with some caramac vodka I think.

Well, it is a friday night after all, and I've just had 9 whole months of pregnancy followed by a whole year of alcohol free breastfeeding so I thoght maybe I deserved a little treat... hic!

Mine are in the dishwasher now, bit nervous!

Hoping the bottles don't explode or anything equally as disatrous.

Ok bottles in tact, but some of the sweets not completely dissolved, will that happen over time if I just let it cool and then shake the bottle daily?

Yep, that's what happened with my black jack and fruit salad bottles. All dissolved within a week.