Loki and other Liquers

[Aiacha]

Hey Aiacha, we did an experiment with Lemoncello and loki right around May or so. It will need epic tweeking, as the flavors are a little off. Just FYI...

I may have to sample it to see what it comes out like...

[Muffin]

Has anyone run into the "medicine" problem with thiri loki flavor? I make a couple of bottles of raspberry loki a few years ago and when I tried it the other day they tasted kinda like medicine - almost NyQuil-ish. It's been a while since I made this batch, but I want to say that I only put in raspberry extracts. I wonder if I add a bit of vanilla extract now if it will mellow that out a bit.  Has anyone tried to do this? Or otherwise, has anyone had any luck 'fixing' loki long after it's been made?

We've run into the medicine flavor with our Cherry Loki... Bleh.. tastes a lot like Robitussen..  So far I haven't found a way to fix it, we just stopped making that flavor.. 

[Valiss]

Has anyone run into the "medicine" problem with thiri loki flavor? I make a couple of bottles of raspberry loki a few years ago and when I tried it the other day they tasted kinda like medicine - almost NyQuil-ish. It's been a while since I made this batch, but I want to say that I only put in raspberry extracts. I wonder if I add a bit of vanilla extract now if it will mellow that out a bit.
Has anyone tried to do this? Or otherwise, has anyone had any luck 'fixing' loki long after it's been made?

We've run into the medicine flavor with our Cherry Loki... Bleh.. tastes a lot like Robitussen..
So far I haven't found a way to fix it, we just stopped making that flavor..

I actually just made some cherry, but I did half cherry and half vanilla extract. Even though it's brand new, it already tastes better than the raspberry and I think that is in large part to the vanilla in it. It really seems to round out the flavor.  Maybe I'll add a tblspn to a bottle and see if that helps it. I'd hate to throw away booze (and money) and it's already had 2+ years to sit.

[Zardoz]

Has anyone run into the "medicine" problem with thiri loki flavor? I make a couple of bottles of raspberry loki a few years ago and when I tried it the other day they tasted kinda like medicine - almost NyQuil-ish. It's been a while since I made this batch, but I want to say that I only put in raspberry extracts. I wonder if I add a bit of vanilla extract now if it will mellow that out a bit.  Has anyone tried to do this? Or otherwise, has anyone had any luck 'fixing' loki long after it's been made?

I ran into this with my first couple of tries at making a basic vanilla and almond loki recipe. Not everybody noticed it, but I thought it had a very mediciney or plasticy taste. The cooks and expert tasters of things around my place had two opinions, that (a) maybe there was too much of the extract in the mix, (well, I followed the recipe!) and/or (b) the extract was the 'fake' artificially flavored kind (possible, because I might have cheaped out at the store) no way to tell for sure because the bottles got tossed.
Your milage may vary, but I was able to take the edge off this taste by cutting the stuff with water, adding a little at a time.
I have since made pretty well recieved versions of this same recipe, but I've been sure to only get "pure" extracts, even though they cost more, and I've been using a little less of them.

[Butch]

Anyone ever heard of or tried Skittles vodka?  I'm making some right now, a mix of the yellow and green.  Pretty simple to make.  Have never tried it, but I imagine it's pretty good.  It's very popular around the college campuses right now (my son actually told me about it!)

[Valiss]

Anyone ever heard of or tried Skittles vodka?
I'm making some right now, a mix of the yellow and green.
Pretty simple to make.
Have never tried it, but I imagine it's pretty good.
It's very popular around the college campuses right now (my son actually told me about it!)

I dont think I've heard of it. How is it made? Are you just soaking skittles in vodkas as the name implies?

[Gauwyn of Bracknell]

I recently made 3  - apple, hot cinnamon apple and key lime and all who tried, drank more.  Must have been success.

[Lumpy]

Anyone ever heard of or tried Skittles vodka?  I'm making some right now, a mix of the yellow and green.  Pretty simple to make.  Have never tried it, but I imagine it's pretty good.  It's very popular around the college campuses right now (my son actually told me about it!)

A few years ago we made the rainbow of skittles vodka. Disolving each color from 2 1bl bags in a 5th of vodka. It is important to note you must strain out the wax. It is quite tasty.

[Francisco Paula]

The peppermint and chocolate loki we made we tried it just after a few weeks and its tastes great and the liqour flavor is calming down beautifully. We are going to throw together a batch of apple cinnamon, which i figure i will use apple juice or cider and cinnamon extract to try.

Now i have a question, if i wanted to make a carmel apple what would you suggest for the carmel flavoring since i have not found a carmel extract yet.

[Valiss]

The peppermint and chocolate loki we made we tried it just after a few weeks and its tastes great and the liqour flavor is calming down beautifully. We are going to throw together a batch of apple cinnamon, which i figure i will use apple juice or cider and cinnamon extract to try.

Now i have a question, if i wanted to make a carmel apple what would you suggest for the carmel flavoring since i have not found a carmel extract yet.

I havent even been able to find apple extract locally. But I would suggest you use a cin stick rather than the extract.

[Gauwyn of Bracknell]

The peppermint and chocolate loki we made we tried it just after a few weeks and its tastes great and the liqour flavor is calming down beautifully. We are going to throw together a batch of apple cinnamon, which i figure i will use apple juice or cider and cinnamon extract to try.

Now i have a question, if i wanted to make a carmel apple what would you suggest for the carmel flavoring since i have not found a carmel extract yet.

Try Monin syrups - they have caramel syrup.  I know Amazon carries Monin products

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

A couple of cinnamon sticks... and only leave them in for a week or two.  Unless you are aiming for a more cinnamon flavor.

[Laird Fraser of Lovatt]

We managed Mounds Bar this year... came out perfect.

[Blue66669]

All the Monin flavors I've tried are just a little bit off. You may want to explore another brand, such as Torani.

[Aiacha]

Now i have a question, if i wanted to make a carmel apple what would you suggest for the carmel flavoring since i have not found a carmel extract yet.

There is also a brand called DaVinci.  I've only ever seen them at Sam's Club, but it's worth trying out.