Ever since I went to the Nikolaou Blueberry Estate I have tried to find recipes in which I can use their amazing fruit!

It’s summertime now and time to gather with friends for a drink on our balconies and in our gardens for an evening cocktail. Of course being Greeks we have to think of something new and unusual to take to these gatherings and often can’t think of what our hosts would like and what would be something new and of interest to them.

So I have found you a beautiful solution to that problem which you can find below..

We can use blueberries to give an aroma and taste to an alcoholic drink. I used vodka but you could use raki/tsipouro just as well…vodka simply works as it has a neutral taste so works well with this recipe and that is why I used it.

If you manage to find a raki/tsipouro without a strong flavour that would be fine!

We don’t have a lot to do and it is a fairly simple procedure…we need a glass receptacle  and a mortar and pestle and a large spoon and we are ready in 10 mins. We just need a little patience as it takes a few days to achieve our aromatic vodka.

Of course you can use any other fruit or herbs apart from blueberries. I can think of citrus peel, thyme, rosemary ,lemongrass and so many more….

I didn’t put any of these as I wanted it to be as simple as possible so as not to have limitations while making cocktails from it later!

And of course a really good recipe can be made from the fruit we have used to infuse the vodka which can be used in cakes, salads or wherever we wish to put them! We can make amazing ice cones with blueberries in them or place them in ice trays and make cubes with them to add to drinks.

Let’s see what we need to make it!