S K I T T L E S * V O D K A

I thought I would share this Christmas pressie make, now it's in the lucky recipient's possession (actually it's probably all gone by now), as these Skittles Vodka bottles make a great all-year-round gift. They are incredibly easy to make too. If you're wanting to give it a try, here's the quantities I used, and 'something-you-should-know' before you start.

You will need:
* 70cl Vodka
* 195g Fruits Skittles
* 3 x empty plastic bottles
* funnel
* 3 x paper coffee filters
* 3 x small bottles (20cl)
* Labels & embellishments

Something-you-should-know: I found that, although the Vodka took on the flavour of the orange Skittles it did not take the colour, so I recommend you discard this flavour and stick with Lime, Lemon & Berry flavours as I have done.

Step 1: Seperate the Skittles into 3 piles: greens, yellows, reds & purples, and discard all the orange ones (yes, you can eat them).

Step 2: Measure out equal quantities of Vodka between three plastic bottles (such as empty squash bottles), and drop one pile of the seperated Skittles into each one.

Step 3: Wait. Shake. Wait. Shake. Repeat for approx. 24 hours, or until all the Skittles have dissolved.

Step 4: Filter the Vodka through the coffee filter papers into the Small Bottles (if you don't have these then 2-3 layers of strong kitchen roll works just as well).

Step 5: Add a Label and embellishments. I would strongly recommend that you add the Alc % to the label so the recipient is aware this is pure Vodka