It takes 7,000 pounds of breadfruit to make a batch of vodka, according to Manley. “The entire community got to help us make our product,” he said. Croix residents agreed it was what it should be. So, they continued to blend the liquor until St. The first experimental batches of vodka were liked by 30 percent of the people, hated by 30 percent and 30 percent of the drinkers were indifferent, Manley said. The other ingredient in the sanitizer is the breadfruit that makes the vodka unique. In seven days, we can make 1,500 gallons,” he said. “If there’s a crisis, we can make a great deal in 24 hours.