Make a Vodka Watermelon

If you are hosting a party, you can wow your guests by serving a refreshing vodka watermelon. This article will show you several different ways of making one.

10 Second Summary

1. Cut a hole in a watermelon and insert a funnel.
2. Slowly pour the vodka into the watermelon.
3. Wait until the vodka has been absorbed into the watermelon..
4. Put the watermelon plug back into the hole.
5. Slice and serve the watermelon.

Steps

Funnel & Cork Method

  1. Obtain the supplies needed. Basically you need an evenly sized, robust miniature watermelon and a 375 ml (12.6 fl oz) bottle of vodka.
  2. Prepare the watermelon. Using a sharp knife, cut a circle (also known as a "plug") in the skin of the watermelon large enough for the funnel to fit in. Cut deep enough to reveal the red flesh of the watermelon fruit inside because the flesh needs to be in contact with the bottle for this to work.
    • Don't throw away the watermelon skin "plug", as this can be reused later for transporting the vodka-infused watermelon to a party.
    • Pouring in small amounts of vodka from different holes will be likely to distribute the alcohol more evenly than diffusion from one hole.[1]
    • Some people also choose to cut a thin slice from the "base" of the watermelon to enable it to stand without spinning. If you do this, avoid cutting into the fruit flesh, as the vodka will start dripping out the other side.
  3. Open the vodka bottle. Pour the vodka with into the exposed fruit via the funnel. It will possibly take several turns to completely empty the bottle into the watermelon.
    • Note that this recipe will work best with seedless watermelons.[2]
  4. Pour in the vodka. Gradually keep adding the vodka until the entire bottle has been absorbed into the fruit and has diffused through the watermelon. This may require you to come back and add more over several hours.
    • Another approach is to place the bottle direct into the watermelon (using good force) and ensure that it cannot move. If you prefer this method, leave the bottle in place until it is emptied out.
  5. Wait a little longer after the vodka has been emptied into the watermelon. This will ensure that the watermelon has absorbed all of the delicious flavoring. Depending on your watermelon size, this may take quite a long time; it can take a day (or sometimes longer).[3]
    • Given that you're dealing with perishable fruit and non-perishable vodka, keep the watermelon refrigerated while waiting for the vodka to seep through.[3]
    • Another variation is to freeze the whole watermelon for 24 hours after the vodka has been added.[2] This will provide an ice cold refreshing treat.
  6. Stick in the original watermelon plug, or a cork or wrap something over the hole. This is to stop anything getting into or out of the vodka-infused watermelon when transporting it to a party. Keep it upright when carrying.
  7. Slice the watermelon, serve and enjoy. Only give to persons over the legal age for the consumption of alcohol as it is definitely pure alcohol. Share it around with lots of people too; while a whole mini-watermelon isn't very much to eat by yourself, a whole bottle of vodka is a lot of alcohol to consume.

Halved Watermelon Vodka

  1. Cut the melon in half.
  2. Scoop out the melon carefully, set aside to use for smoothies or other use. Leave a thin layer of fruit for flavor at the base of the watermelon shell.
  3. Use the scooped out shell. Add vodka or a mixed drink of your choice, plus a punch bowl spoon.
  4. After it is all gone, just toss away the melon. No glasses to wash or put away!

Syringe Method

  1. Buy a watermelon and a bottle of vodka at the grocery store and a big syringe with a long needle at the pharmacist .
  2. Extract as much water as possible out of the watermelon with the syringe
  3. Inject some vodka in the watermelon every once in a while through the same hole as deep as you can. You can make a second little hole next to the other to let the air from the melon escape.
  4. Let it rest at least one day so the vodka can spread in the watermelon.
  5. Have a great party!



Tips

  • Try different liquors to see what tastes best.
  • If you find the technique outlined above involving soaking the watermelon is taking too long, it could be that i) a vacuum has formed, discouraging outflow and ii) the mini watermelon just doesn't have enough air to displace. Some solutions to this include:
    • With a funnel, you will lose some vodka to evaporation. It is recommended that before inserting the funnel, you use a dowel or small ice cream sundae spoon to break up and scoop out some of the watermelon to create space.
    • Another option is to cut a larger (coke can size) hole, scoop out and break up enough watermelon to just pour the vodka on top. This second technique is particularly good to use with a regular or large watermelon.
  • If you use a large watermelon instead, you may want to use more than one bottle of vodka. However, don't overdo it as the more alcohol added, the strong the resulting slices become and this is still unadulterated alcohol and therefore will cause drunkenness if too much is consumed.

Warnings

  • Be certain to wait long enough that the alcohol has seeped through the whole thing. Otherwise, the few pieces around where you poured are going to be very strong, while other pieces will be pretty much just plain watermelon. A day is probably enough time.
  • Don't use more than a 375 ml (12.6 fl oz) bottle for mini watermelon. You can push to 500 ml (16.9 fl oz) bottle - but above that is just unsafe and lacks a desirable taste.
  • It's hard to tell how time, gravity, and the internal structure of a particular watermelon will distribute the vodka into its various areas, and vodka has little taste to indicate its concentration. Don't eat a significant portion of the whole watermelon, or engage in dangerous activities such as driving after having eaten any of it.
  • Keep away from children and underage drinkers. This recipe contains alcohol and should not be consumed by people under the legal age required for drinking in your country. (18 in U.K., NZ, Australia, South Africa, 18/19 in Canada and 21 in U.S.A.)
  • Don't put too much vodka in, you might get alcohol poisoning.

Things You'll Need

  • Sharp knife
  • Funnel
  • Vodka
  • Watermelon

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_walk
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.food.com/recipe/spiked-watermelon-98727
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.jamieoliver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=24649
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