Showing posts with label vodka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vodka. Show all posts

Thursday, November 09, 2023

vodka cocktail roundup

Green Garden

Makes 2 cocktails

2 ounces gin
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces celery simple syrup
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce lemon juice
Peychaud's Bitters
Salt

Combine gin, vodka, simple syrup and citrus juices in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and then pour into a coupe glass. Add two dashes of Peychaud's Bitters and a pinch of salt to each glass.

To make simple syrup:

Combine 3 sections of celery stalks with leaves, with 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain the liquid into a jar.


Nick's Flower Fields

Makes 1 cocktail

1/2 ounce lavender butterfly pea flower simple syrup
1/2 ounce elderflower simple syrup
1.5 ounces vodka or gin
1/2 ounce lemon juice

Add vodka and simple syrups to a shaker and shake until tin is frosted. Pour into a glass with ice. Then add lemon juice to change the color and stir. Top with a splash of club soda and fresh flowers.


Sage Lemonade

Makes 2 cocktails

2 ounces sage simple syrup
1 ounce lemon juice
2 ounces vodka

Add the vodka, lemon juice, and sage simple syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake vigorously until cold.

Strain into cocktail glass. 


Strawberry Lemonade

Makes 1 cocktail

Strawberries
3/4 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 ounce vodka
Polar dry orange

Cut up strawberries and muddle in a glass with the simple syrup and lemon juice. Add ice and vodka, and stir. Top with Polar orange dry.


Chocolate Orange Martini

Makes 1 cocktail

1 1/2 ounces vodka
3/4 ounce white crème de cacao liqueur
1 splash orange liqueur

Add the vodka, crème de cacao liqueur, and orange liqueur to a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake vigorously until cold.

Strain into cocktail glass. 

Thursday, March 09, 2023

cocktail round up

First up, my favorite:

Jungle Bird

Makes 2 cocktails

1 ½ ounces dark rum
1 ½ ounces pineapple juice
3/4 to 1 ounce Campari/Aperol (to taste)
½ ounce lime juice
½ ounce simple syrup or maple syrup

For the garnish: Pineapple wedge, pineapple leaves (optional)

Add the dark rum, pineapple juice, Campari/Aperol, lime juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake vigorously until cold.

Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge, pineapple leaves, or fresh mint.


Orchard Bird

Makes 2 cocktails

1 ounce dark rum
2 ounces peach nectar
1 ounce Aperol 
½ ounce lime juice
½ ounce maple syrup

Add the dark rum, peach nectar, Aperol, lime juice, and maple syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake vigorously until cold.

Strain into cocktail glass.


Tropical Brazilian Spritz

Makes 2 cocktails

2 ounces cachaca
2 ounces pineapple juice
2 ounces peach juice
calamansi seltzer

Combine juices and cachaca in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and then pour over ice. Float calamansi seltzer on top.


Peppered Amaro

Makes 1 cocktail

1 ounce black pepper simple syrup
1 ounce Cynar or Ramazotti
1 ounce whiskey/bourbon

Add ice to a rocks glass, add all 3 ingredients to the glass and stir.


In Cold Blood

Makes 1 cocktail

1 ounce sweet vermouth
1 ounce Cynar
1 ounce bourbon
Lemon twist
Pinch of salt

Add ice to a rocks glass, add first 3 ingredients to the glass and stir. Twist lemon over glass and add a pinch of salt.

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