vodka

Pomegranate Martini

Cocktail Recipe: 

50ml. Vodka
Juice of one ripe pomegranate, seeds retained
2 teaspoons liquid from a jar of maraschino cherries
4 mint leaves
Garnish: pomegranate seeds
Squeeze the juice out of the pomegranate and retain a few of the seeds for the garnish. Shake all the ingredients together in a shaker. Strain into the martini glass and garnish with the seeds.

Watermelon

Cocktail Recipe: 

60ml. Vodka
2 slices ripe watermelon
sugar syrup, to taste
a thin slice of watermelon for garnish
Muddle the watermelon in a mixing glass, add the vodka and ice, and shake sharply. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish.

Lychee and mint martini

Cocktail Recipe: 

40ml Vodka
40ml. Lychee Juice
10ml. Triple sec
10ml. Creme de menthe or 4-5 fresh mint leaves
20ml. fresh lime juice
Garnish: lime wedge
Blend all ingredients with a crushed ice, pour into a cocktail glass garnish and serve.

Harvey Wallbanger

Cocktail Recipe: 

50ml. Vodka
100ml. Orange Juice or (to top up)
Float of Galliano
An orange slice, to garnish.
Pour the vodka and orange juice together over ice in a highball glass and float a little Galliano on top.

The story goes that Harvey, a Californian surfer who had performed particularly badly in an important contest, visited his local bar to drown his sorrows. He ordered his usual Screwdriver - only to decide that it wasn't strong enough for what he had in mind. Scanning the bar for something to boost his drink, his eyes fell on the distinctively shaped Galliano bottle, a shot of which was then added to his drink as a float.

Hazel Cream

Cocktail Recipe: 

30ml. Frangelico
30ml. Kahlua
20ml. Vodka
Dash of whipping cream
Garnish: Crushed hazelnut
Pour all ingredients over ice into the glass, stir well garnish and serve.

Sea Breeze

Cocktail Recipe: 

50ml. Vodka
75ml. Grapefruit Juice
50ml. Cranberry Juice
a lime wedge, to garnish
Pour all ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish and serve with straw.

Legend

Cocktail Recipe: 

50ml. Vodka
25ml. Creme de Mure (blackberry flavored liqueur)
25ml. Fresh lime juice
a dash of sugar syrup
Shake all ingredients and strain into a cocktail glass

Gotham

Gotham Cocktail
Cocktail Recipe: 

50ml. Frozen vodka
15ml. Black Sambuca
Pour the vodka into a chilled martini glass, gently add the Sambuca, then serve.

Vodka

Vodka is the easiest spirit to discuss stylistically. Generally Vodka is made from grain or potatoes, with grain accounting for well over 90 per cent of the production on the international market. Vodka is rectified spirit which means it is distilled at least three times. The final and very important step in vodka production is filtering through charcoal, though some brands claim to use diamond dust, glacial sand or even quartz crystals.

Banana Republic

Cocktail Banana Republic
Cocktail Recipe: 

30ml. Vodka
15ml. Light Rum
15ml. Cream de banana (Banana liqueur)
30ml. Cranberry juice
30ml. Orange juice
30ml. Pineapple juice
For decorative use a slice of pineapple and lime
Shake all the ingredients with ice and serve in a tall glass, decorate and serve.

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