Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Rhum Vanille de Tahiti

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Being French but having grown up in Italy, it's always been in the culture of both countries to have the occasional after dinner 'digestif'. Italians are mostly known for sipping their Limoncello or Grappa whilst the French are more into Cognac and Armagnac.
 During our honeymoon in French Polynesia we discovered, what has now become my new favorite 'digestif': homemade vanilla rum.
I'm usually not a fan of flavored spirits but when you make it yourself and have the most delicious award winning Tahitian vanilla from Hotu -Vanilla, it's hard to resist! It's a very easy recipe but you will be sure to impress your guests at your next dinner party.

To avoid major day-after headaches, obviously drink responsibly and use the best quality spirit ;););)

Ingredients:
1 bottle of good quality Rum ( I used Havana Club Anejo 7) 
5 vanilla pods

Method:
*Cut 3 vanilla pods in half and empty the beans into an empty bottle (picture 3-4-5)
*Place all the pods in the bottle including the ones cut in half 
*Pour the Rum (picture 6)
*Leave the mixture to infuse a couple of days before sipping your homemade vanilla rum

Enjoy ;)

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See the video of my homemade vanilla rum on instagram: click here



14 comments:

  1. Pretty :)

    x
    Claudia
    http://pink-manolos.blogspot.com

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  2. I have some pods I need to use and that is a great use for them.... YUM!

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  3. The vanilla pods must add a really lovely scent and flavor to the rum.

    Rowena @ rolala loves

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  4. Sounds delicious! I think this would be fantastic to do and as an added bonus it even looks pretty too!

    Rebecca
    www.winnipegstyle.ca

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  5. I am Italian and sometimes I used to have a little glass of digestif too, especially after a big nosh-up:) Your recipe sounds interesting and curious to sip it!:) Kisses! xo

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  7. I first discovered digestifs when I lived in France and then again in Sorrento when we were on holiday and first tasted limoncello. This flavoured rum sounds delicious and definitely worth trying. Your photos are lovely too!
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  8. That's the beauty in different cultures, I love it! I've not my own infused rum, but do love it.

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  9. seems to good! lovely. Vanilla is one of my fave tastes. seems like a real good combination. great blog!

    Love, Birgit

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  10. excellent idea
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