Orange Infused Vodka Recipe

Close up of a jar holding homemade infused vodka with oranges.

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Make your own homemade flavored vodka with just a few ingredients! Grab your favorite vodka and some fresh oranges and make this easy recipe to use in your favorite vodka cocktails for extra flavor.

Prep Time5

Soaking Time4

Total Time4 5

Course: cocktails

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 205kcal

Author: Sharon Garofalow

Ingredients

2 cups vodka
2 oranges, peel only

Instructions

Wash oranges well.
Using a vegetable peeler, remove the skin of the oranges, making sure to not go too deep and get too much of the bitter white pith.
Add the orange peels to a clean jar.
Add the vodka.
Cover and shake.
Place in a cool, dark area for 3-5 days, making sure to shake the jar at least once a day.
After day 2, start smelling the vodka and assessing how much flavor it is infused with.
When you like the flavor profile, use a funnel and coffee filter to strain out the fruit solids and store the flavored vodka in a new, clean jar with lid.
Store the flavored liquor in the refrigerator. Use within a few weeks.

Notes

Use this homemade orange vodka in place of plain vodka in any cocktail that has complimentary flavors.

I like to make small-ish batches so that I can use it up and try out other flavors.

You don't have to use expensive vodka to make your own flavors, but it should be a brand that you already know you enjoy the flavor of.

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