Steel 43 Vodka from San Antonio, Texas, USA

Steel 43 Vodka from San Antonio, Texas is gluten free, and made from 100% corn in small batches in copper pot stills. We found it to be a delectable vodka that will not break the bank, and an admirable component for our hand-crafted cocktails, Luxury Experience – Texas Wine Time, Luxury Experience – Big Red, The Italian Greyhound, and even used it to create a delicious corn-based pudding, Luxury Experience – Corn and Green Chile Pudding with Candied Jalapeños. Imagine the cocktail and culinary possibilities! Cheers and Bon Appetit!

Bottle Notes: Steel 43 Vodka. 40% alcohol, 80 proof. Handcrafted in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Distilled from 100% corn, 6X Distilled, and made in small batches using copper pot stills at a family-owned distillery. Gluten-free.

“You just picked up a bottle of fine Texas Vodka. Handcrafted in small batches using copper pot stills. Our vodka is made to be legendary – just like its namesake. Born in 1843, Steel Dust was one of the most legendary horses Texas has ever seen. His spirit lives on in every bottle of Steel 43, so, sit back, pour a glass, and live your legend. Distilled and bottled by Steel Dust Spirits, San Antonio, Texas.” 

Tasting Notes: Sweet corn on the nose, with a sweet, slightly spicy, clean finish. Nice viscosity, the vodka clings to the glass leaving long legs.

Luxury Experience was “In The Kitchen and Behind The Bar®” using Steel 43 Vodka to create two cocktail recipes, and a culinary recipe. With its rich flavor profile, the possibilities for how you to opt to drink or use it are endless.

Luxury Experience Cocktail and Culinary Menu

Luxury Experience – Texas Wine Time

Luxury Experience – Big Red, The Italian Greyhound

Luxury Experience – Corn and Green Chile Pudding with Candied Jalapeños

The Cocktail Recipes

Watermelon is the epitome of summer, and our refreshing cocktail creation, Luxury Experience – Texas Wine Time pairs Steel 43 Vodka, Hertzog Lineage Rosé 2022, fresh watermelon juice, and homemade lemon simple syrup. Garnish with watermelon balls and fresh basil leaves for an attractive presentation.

Luxury Experience – Texas Wine Time

Luxury Experience – Texas Wine Time
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass Used: Stemmed Wine Glass

Cocktail Ingredients:

Method for the Cocktail:  Mix all ingredients in a mixing glass. Pour into an ice-filled stemmed wine glass. Garnish with watermelon balls and fresh basil leaves.

Homemade Lemon Simple Syrup Ingredients

Method for the Simple Syrup: Add all ingredients to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil until liquid is clear. Set aside to let cool.

Pro-Tip: Lemon Simple Syrup keeps well in the refrigerator and can be used in cocktails, no-alcohol beverages, added to fresh fruit, or brushed over a cut cake layer before frosting it, for a moist and flavorful cake.

Luxury Experience – Big Red The Italian Greyhound

Luxury Experience – Big Red, The Italian Greyhound
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass Used: Rocks Glass

Luxury Experience – Big Red, The Italian Greyhound is a delectable blend of Steel 43 Vodka, Select Aperitivo, and red grapefruit juice, and is garnished with fresh sage.

Cocktail Ingredients:

Method for the Cocktail: Add ingredients to a mixing glass. Stir to combine. Pour over an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh sage (or other herb) to play up the botanical notes of the Select Pilla Liqueur.

The Culinary Recipe

Luxury Experience – Corn and Green Chiles Pudding with Candied Jalapeños plays up the corn-based Steel 43 Vodka and the sweetness of fresh summer corn and jazzes it up canned green chilies and finishes it in style with garnishes of baby corn and candied jalapenos. The combination of sweetness with subtle spice makes this dessert ever so nice!

To create the Candied Jalapeños garnish, you will first need to make a jalapeno simple syrup first, then bake the jalapeños to dry them out. While extra work, they are worth it as they add a professional finish and an extra kick of flavor. Reserve the homemade jalapeño simple syrup to use in cocktails like the Bloody Mary to spice it up!

Luxury Experience – Corn & Green Chile Pudding with Candied Jalapeños

Luxury Experience – Corn and Green Chile Pudding with Candied Jalapeños
Serves 8 (Half-Cup Servings) 

Pudding Ingredients:

Homemade Jalapeño Simple Syrup Ingredients: 

Important Note: The strength of jalapeños varies so cut a small piece from each of them to determine the level of heat and adjust amount used accordingly.

Method for the Jalapeño Simple Syrup: Add all ingredients to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil until the sugar has dissolved. Remove pan from heat and allow to cool at room temperature. Strain syrup into a glass jar and refrigerate until ready to use. Will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks. You will now bake the jalapeños in an oven to dry them out.

Method for the Candied Jalapeños: Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit/93 degrees Celsius. Place a piece of parchment on a baking sheet, add the jalapeños that were infused in the syrup. Bake until jalapeños are dry (and not sticky). Remove from the oven and cool them on a wire rack. Store in a covered glass jar until ready to use. (Will keep for at least a week.)

Method for the Corn Pudding: Cut the kernels off fresh corn (or frozen if fresh corn is not in season) and add to a blender with the canned green chiles and 8-ounces of the milk. Process until very smooth. Strain liquid into a bowl. Discard pulp. This will create the basis for a very smooth corn pudding.

In the bowl of a food processor, add the sugar, eggs, and salt, and blend well. Add the cornstarch and blend well to create a “slurry.”

Add the corn milk mixture to the slurry. Process to combine.

In a medium-large saucepan, scald 2 cups of milk (this is when bubbles appear at the side of the saucepan – not boiling).

With the food process running, slowly add 1 ladle of scalded milk to the corn milk mixture. This will prevent the eggs from curdling. Add another ladle of scalded milk, and process.

Combine the mixture in the food processor with the scalded milk in the saucepan and continue cooking for about 5 minutes until pudding is thickened and bubbling.

Remove from the heat, add 1-ounce Steel 43 Vodka and 2 tablespoons green chiles. Stir to combine. Return to the heat and cook for 1-minute.

Remove from heat. Transfer pudding to a bowl to cool slightly, then spoon into serving bowls. Refrigerate for at least an hour. (May be made 1-day ahead.) Garnish the pudding with baby ears of corn and candied jalapeños.

Until next time, cheers, its cocktail time!

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