elixors

finally got it together, and started the infusions!

after reading this post on how to make gin, i got really excited...bought two 1.75 L bottles of Smirnoff and filtered it 8 times in my giant brita (which had just been gathering dust when we realized how not bad our tap water is). at this point, it had been filtered 11 times--more than significantly more expensive vodkas.

the first bottle is a giant fish. mic has claimed him, so currently all he contains is vodka.

the second bottle will be my gin.

+


= GIN

then comes the honey oatmeal vodka:

the vanilla bean:

the xochitl (chocolate chili):

the cinnamon nutmeg, and the honey thyme (not pictured because i did the cinnamon before and the honey thyme--it's kindof ugly).

so excited!