Ah, it's almost strawberry season. Whether you pick your own or just buy from the local farmstands or grocery stores, most likely you'll take them home, wash them up, cut the tops off them and toss some sugar on them. Shortly thereafter, you'll throw the tops in the garbage.
Stop! Don't do it. Instead, why not do what any decent Lounge Lizard should do- chuck those tops into vodka to make strawberry top vodka! How do you do it? Here's how.
Grab yourself a large mason jar with a lid. Cut the tops off a pound of strawberries (about 1 cup). Throw the tops into the mason jar. Add 1 1/4 cups of vodka to the jar (we used French Vanilla Ciroc). Shake. Sit the jar in cool, dark place for two days. At the end of that time, strain the vodka and now toss the tops in the trash (any fruit parts of the top should be a zombified white color). Store final product for a week in the fridge. Don't forget to drink it, it will go off in time.
Here's a fun drink that you can try with strawberry top vodka-
Strawberry Blonde Russian (Holly's Original)
2 ounces strawberry top vodka (we used infused French Vanilla Ciroc)
1 1/2 ounces Kahlua (we alternate with Kamora Coffee Liqueur)
1 ounce Irish cream (we use Five Farms)
Build over ice in an old fashioned glass. Either stir all ingredients to combine or stir the vodka and Kahlua first and float the Irish cream on top. We like both preparations.
