Bump:
A couple days short of one year later..........
RumThe vanilla made with rum is just about gone. Turned out fantastic. Would need to buy more rum to make it again. As the instructions told me, I neglected to "top off" the mixture as it's used to keep it as full(ish) strength. Now I'll be starting over with new rum but using beans that have given their "oomph" the last batch. Might not get much vanilla "zip" next batch.
VodkaThe vanilla made with vodka is still almost full. We only use it a couple times. Not that it's any worse than the rum, just that cabinet space upstairs is scarce, so we had to pick one for 'daily' use. The vodka batch stayed downstairs for 352 days. I'll be bringing about 1/3rd to Bryan's wife (see previous post) in a glass jar with it's own bean so she can top it off as needed.
She is, after all, the one who started me on this.
Grand Marnier Jesus man.......
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A year later and I can barely sniff it without having tears in my eyes. This is some wicked stuff. Definitely NOT recommended for vanilla, but might be useful for something unusual to sip on a rare occasion.
Makes great pancakes by the way.
Bob
p.s. The only reason I'm bumping this is for some weird sentimental reason. In a few minutes I'll be leaving to go to a
GAS party and will be meeting Bryans wife and giving her some. It's the first time I've seen her (I think) since she gave me
real vanilla.
Think she remembers I promised her some after a year has gone by?
