A grown up use for bubblegum

March 24, 2010 · 29 comments

When I was in Nashville,TN, I tasted a Bacon infused Bourbon. I told my friend about this drink and she told me that she once had vodka that was infused with bubblegum!

What would this taste like? Is it as easy as just adding bubblegum to vodka and waiting? These were all questions that I needed to answer. I purchased the bubblegum and vodka. I added them together. I waited. The result was surprisingly just as I had expected. I had created a light pink infusion that in fact does have a bubblegum after taste. So if you are 21 and up give it a try!

Here is how you make bubblegum infused vodka.

All you need if your favorite vodka and bubble gum. I used Absolut and Double Bubble. I decided to go with a ratio 1:1 for shots to pieces of gum. For every shot I poured, I added one piece of bubblegum. I would suggest cutting the gum into small pieces to increase surface area. This will allow for the color and flavor of the gum to dissolve into the vodka faster. Depending on the size of the party you are having, you can make this infusion as large or as small as you decide. I suggest storing the infusion in a container that has a lid. It will take several hours for the infusion to work. I left mine overnight and it was done by the next morning.

All that is left to do is remove the gum and give the vodka a stir. Later in the week I will show you the drinks I have created for this infusion.

What are your opinions on bubblegum infused vodka?

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1 veggie wedgie March 25, 2010 at 11:56 am

Wow! That sounds like a fun drink and that photo is way too cute!

2 Kaitlin March 25, 2010 at 1:48 pm

Genius! I love it!

3 Taylor March 25, 2010 at 3:01 pm

Thanks Kaitlin!

4 Taylor March 25, 2010 at 3:02 pm

Thanks for the comment!

5 Carolyn Jung March 25, 2010 at 4:02 pm

This is crazy fun! I wonder if I could infuse some of my other favorite candies? Um, like gummi bears come to mind. ;)

6 Cooking Rookie March 25, 2010 at 4:30 pm

What a cute idea :-)

7 Kels March 25, 2010 at 5:32 pm

You are on taste spotting again today Taylor! Love the pictures, great work.

8 snowpeech March 26, 2010 at 3:35 am

My friend did something similar with skittles. Drink the rainbow :)

9 Taylor March 26, 2010 at 3:59 am

ha ha Drink the rainbow I love it!

10 joudie March 26, 2010 at 8:54 am

This sounds great. I am having a housewarming party and am definitely going to make these. Very fun and grown up :)

11 bcgw March 27, 2010 at 12:35 am

Gorgeous photo.

12 Taylor March 27, 2010 at 12:53 am

Thanks Joudie, I would love to see them when you make them!

13 carolyn howell March 27, 2010 at 3:12 pm

it sounds really interresting

14 Whitney March 27, 2010 at 4:52 pm

Well…I’m not really a fan of bubble gum flavored things but I am curious about the now vodka infused double bubble!!!!! Did you chew it????

15 Virginia March 28, 2010 at 3:30 am

I have a problem with this. Bubblegum Vodka isn’t any thing I would like to have in my home. Kids usually chew bubble gum and I think its sending a wrong message. If grownups want to drink this then they should not use something kids would also.

16 NikiNik March 28, 2010 at 12:37 pm

Yum! We do the same thing with Jolly Ranchers. We call it “Jolly Juice” and it’s so good. When we have parties we make a fifth of every flavor. I like to mix it with 7-up and a twist of lime. So good!

17 Rachel March 28, 2010 at 9:18 pm

That is super creative. I’m so curious now… I might have to try it! I would love to link to this as well if you didn’t mind.

18 Ash March 29, 2010 at 1:59 pm

This is just totally awesome!!

19 Taylor March 29, 2010 at 2:04 pm

Thanks Ash! You should definitely give it a try!

20 Michelle April 9, 2010 at 5:58 pm

A friend of mine brought this to “Thirsty Thursday” and it was awesome!

21 Heidi April 20, 2010 at 11:02 pm

Awesome! I’m planning a bachelorette party next month. I’m going to give it a try along with the Jolly Rancher one too. BTW I have kids too and while I would obviously keep it out of reach, I have no problem with this idea.

22 Stx April 25, 2010 at 9:32 pm

try it with licorice, it’s great :D

23 Sprax April 30, 2010 at 5:57 pm

To Virginia.
Stop being a kill joy.
If you carried on that thought you wouldnt be able to mix anything with lemonade or cola because ‘kids drink them’ and you couldn’t have beer because it’s made with barley and barley can be used to make bread and kids eat sandwiches.
At the end of the day it’s an ingredient.
LIGHTEN UP DEARY

24 Caroline June 1, 2010 at 2:56 pm

Hey Taylor! This is such a great idea, I’m gonna try it next week. Do you have any drink recipe suggestions to go with it?

25 Taylor June 1, 2010 at 4:48 pm

Hey Caroline,

here is another post I did on what to do with the bubblegum vodka
http://taylortakesataste.com/an-answer-to-what-do-you-do-with-bubblegum-vodka/

I have heard a lot of people mix it with Sprite.

let me know how it goes!
- Taylor

26 Kristin June 9, 2010 at 11:52 am

To Virginia
Fun police? I think so….wow

27 Geanine June 16, 2010 at 3:33 pm

I am going to make this bubble gum vodka tonight. I think it would be great with some sparkling water and a twist of lemon. Another idea is to pour some over lemon italian ice. YUM!

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