Coffee Vodka

At The Randolph in NYC, they have a thing called pickle backs. A shot of Jameson followed by a shot of pickle juice. For my birthday/going away party, my friends convinced me to try one. I refused the whiskey and opted for Belvedere Vodka instead. The result: "Was it awful?" -friends. "No," ::struggle face:: "It's fine." -me.

A much more appealing option is the coffee back shots. A shot of house-infused coffee vodka followed by a shot of rootbeer cream. I have not a clue how to make rootbeer cream, but I can definitely make coffee vodka.

 

Fill a mason jar up about 1/3 of the way with fresh coffee grounds, then pour in the vodka. 

 

Let sit for about a week shaking periodically.

Strain through a coffee filter. I also used a strainer because I don't actually drink coffee on the reg.

Funnel into cute bottles and voila! Coffee vodka! "Careful," says my mother, "Someone might think that bottle on the left is maple syrup!" Who? I ask. Who!