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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Infusions & Liqueurs ยป {DIY} Key Lime Infused Vodka

    LAST UPDATED: June 10, 2020 โ€ข FIRST PUBLISHED: August 12, 2013 By Toni Dash 6 Comments

    {DIY} Key Lime Infused Vodka

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    Citrus-infused vodkas are one of the most versatile when making cocktails. Easy to make at home, or on vacation in my case, one can quickly enjoy local, seasonal flavors of Key Lime infused Vodka!

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    Key Lime Infused Vodka Tonics

    Is it weird to arrive on vacation, find the most locally well-known produce available and infuse it in liquor?

    Of course not.

    I had never heard of a Key Lime until I began to travel to Florida on business more years ago than I care to mention. I had my first slice of Key Lime Pie in South Florida and was hooked. I bought some key lime juice with the intention of recreating the pie at home but of course never did (and it would not have been the same certainly at that stage of my nubile culinary life).

    When I travel I love to explore local foods and ingredients. My first trip to the grocery store in outside of Ponce Inlet Florida where we are staying was daunting at best. It was the night of a very long day of travel to stock our vacation home for a few days before taking off for a three day excursion. I am used to a small neighborhood market. Stepping into a Publix was like moving to the big city; massive, with everything one could want (including gluten-free brands which I greatly appreciated) but a vast amount of real estate to cover. It took awhile to get my shopping sea legs but when I arrived at the produce department and discovered fresh bags of round key limes I was thrilled.

    I had many ideas of using key limes in recipes I might make while settled into our Ponce Inlet retreat and took a few bags home. Key limes are smaller than regular or ‘Persian’ limes. They are round with a smooth, thin skin and are about the size of a ping pong ball. They yellowish when ripe and have a distinct tartness creating their easily recognized signature flavor.

    Key Limes in vintage colander

    There was a large bottle of vodka chilling in the refrigerator and the idea of infusing key limes into vodka itself instead of just squeezing a bit of juice into a cocktail seemed perfect. I decided on a smaller batch, densely packed with sliced limes to expedite the infusion (put it on ‘vacation speed infusion’) worked perfectly. Providing greater surface area of the produce being infused into the liquor imparts the greatest amount of flavor and more quickly in my experience. I sliced the limes into 1/8 inch slices to expose the fruit more greatly to the vodka and it infused perfectly overnight leaving plenty of time for waterside sipping during our vacation.

    DIY Key Lime Infused Vodka

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    Key Lime Infused Vodka Tonics

    {DIY} Key Lime Infused Vodka

    Citrus vodka is easy to infuse and one of the most versatile in cocktails. Key Lime Vodka gives a taste of the tropics in a quick infusion! This batch was 'vacation size' and can be easily made larger by doubling or tripling the ingredients keep the proportion ratio the same as in this recipe.
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    Course: Cocktail
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 12 hours hours
    Servings: 1 cup infused vodka
    Calories: 654kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup non-flavored Vodka
    • 5 Key Limes , sliced into 1/8 inch slices

    Instructions

    • Place the vodka and lime slices into a pint sized Mason jar (or other glass container with a lid).
    • Place in a cool spot overnight or for 24 hours. Taste. If the depth of flavor is strong enough for your liking, strain and discard limes. If you prefer a stronger lime flavor continue the infusion tasting daily until it meets your liking.
      Note: citrus peel can make the vodka taste bitter over time which is why limes should be discarded after infusing is complete.
    • Store in a cool, dark spot.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 654kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 341mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 97.5mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Debra says

      August 14, 2013 at 1:06 am

      5 stars
      This sounds like a great way to use local, fresh produce while on vacation. ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Toni Dash says

        August 14, 2013 at 8:19 am

        I think so too Debra, thank you!

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    2. john@kitchenriffs says

      August 13, 2013 at 10:36 am

      I love key limes! And key lime pie is my favorite. We used to live in Florida, and Publix makes a good one – we used to buy it all the time. (It’s far from the best I’ve ever had, but “good enough” for everyday.) Publix has their own brand of ice cream that comes in loads of interesting flavors, too. Anyway, good recipe. I’ve never infused vodka, and should try – usually when I want a flavored vodka I want just a little, so I never buy the commercially made stuff because I’d never get around to using the whole bottle.

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      • Toni Dash says

        August 14, 2013 at 8:21 am

        Since becoming gluten-free 8 years ago I have not had Key Lime Pie, and truly love it. I have another little Key Lime something coming up in a few days John, hope you’ll come back to see! Infusing is really so easy and as you can see from this post you can tailor the amount you want for your needs. I will say the only flavored Vodka, to your point, I’ve used all of when buying it was Lemon….so I began to make my own!

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    3. Viviane Bauquet Farre says

      August 12, 2013 at 2:38 pm

      Toni! I adore key limes… This recipe is marvelous and so simple. Everyone should have a batch on hand. Cheers!

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      • Toni Dash says

        August 14, 2013 at 8:23 am

        I love them too Viviane and despite being on vacation strove to do as many things as I could think of with them! I brought some home as well and found my kids making elaborate ‘zest nests’ of key lime and lemon on a serving of yogurt yesterday morning. I’m not the only fan it seems!

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