CLEMENTINE BUBBLE
Ingredients
Serves 1
¾ oz (22 ml) Absolut Vanilia Vodka
2½ oz (75 ml) freshly squeezed clementine juice (Can substitute mandarin juice.)
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
3 oz (90 ml) C Sharp Sparkling Brut
whipped cream, for garnish
orange zest, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, combine vodka and juices and stir to chill. Strain into a Collins glass, add sparkling wine and top with ice, leaving room for a dollop of whipped cream. Garnish with orange zest.
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Royal Bubble
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Stolichnaya Razberi Vodka
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) simple syrup*
2½ oz (75 ml) Medici Ermete
Concerto Lambrusco Reggiano Frizzante
raspberry, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, combine vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup. Stir to chill and dilute, then strain into a flute glass. Top with Lambrusco and garnish with a raspberry.
- * 1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
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WITCHES’ HONEYDEW BREW
Ingredients
Serves
2 tbsp (30 ml) black sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
1 oz (30 ml) Luksusowa Vodka
1 oz (30 ml) Bols Melon Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) lime juice
2 sprigs fresh mint
2 oz (60 ml) soda water
green food colouring (optional)
Instructions
- If using, place black sesame seeds on a plate, moisten rim of a stemless wine glass and gently roll in crushed sesame seeds so they stick to glass. In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, melon liqueur, lime juice and mint. Fill with ice and shake vigorously to combine. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into prepared glass over cubed ice and top with soda water. Add a few drops of green food colouring to intensify the colour, if desired.
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APPLE & THE RYE
Ingredients
Serves
1½ oz (45 ml) Belvedere Vodka
½ oz (15 ml) Berentzen Apfelkorn
½ oz (15 ml) Cardamom Peppercorn Syrup*
¾ oz (22 ml) lemon juice
2 dashes lemon bitters or substitute 1 strip lemon zest
lemon twist and apple fan, for garnish
* In a small saucepan, toast 10 green cardamom pods over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add ½ tbsp (7 ml) whole Szechuan or black peppercorns and toast until fragrant, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add 6¾ oz (200 ml) water, carefully, as some of it will steam instantly. Bring to a light simmer for 5 minutes to extract flavour. Add ¾ cup (150 g) sugar and stir to dissolve. Allow to cool, strain and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients except for garnish, add ice and shake vigorously for 7 to 10 seconds. Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice and garnish with a lemon twist and an apple fan.
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Mocha Mudslide
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Absolut Vanilia Vodka
1½ oz (45 ml) Baileys Irish Cream
1 cup (250 ml) chocolate ice cream (about 2 scoops)
4 to 5 cold brew coffee ice cubes
1 pinch sea salt
chocolate syrup, whipped cream and chocolate shavings, for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine vodka, Baileys, ice cream, coffee ice cubes and salt. Blend until smooth. Right before serving, drizzle chocolate syrup into sides and bottom of a milkshake or other tall glass, then pour blender contents in. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
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Strawberry Basil Gimlet
Ingredients
Serves 1
4 small strawberries (save 1 slice for garnish)
1 oz (30 ml) Grey Goose Vodka
½ oz (15 ml) lime juice
3 drops liquid stevia
1 sprig basil (save 1 leaf for garnish)
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle strawberries. Add ice cubes, vodka, lime juice, stevia and 3 basil leaves. Shake vigorously and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a strawberry slice and/or basil leaf.
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Red Star Line
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Ketel One Vodka
1/3 oz (10 ml) Bols Cherry Brandy
1/3 oz (10 ml) Bols Apricot Brandy
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) natural, unsweetened cranberry juice
¼ oz (7 ml) simple syrup (1:1 ratio suger, with water)
2 dashes Bittered Sling Autumn Bog Cranberry Bitters
lemon zest “hairs,” for garnish
Instructions
- In a Collins glass over crushed ice, combine all ingredients then stir. Top with more crushed ice and garnish with lemon “hairs.”
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TWELFTH NIGHT
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Ketel One Peach & Orange Blossom Vodka
3 oz (90 ml) cranberry juice
3 oz (90 ml) dry sparkling wine
rosemary sprig, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka with cubed ice. Stir to chill. Strain into a Collins glass and add sparkling wine. Gently add cubed ice and garnish with a rosemary sprig.
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LOVE POTION
Ingredients
Serves 25
1 bottle (750 ml) New Amsterdam No. 525 Vodka
1 bottle (750 ml) Aperol
1½ cups (375 ml) lemon juice
1 oz (30 ml) orange flower water
2¼ cups (560 ml) water
1 bottle (750 ml) sparkling wine
Orange zest, for garnish
Instructions
- In a 12 cup (3 L) container, combine all ingredients, except sparkling wine and garnish. After combining, pour into resealable bottles and keep chilled until ready to serve. For each portion, dispense 3¼ oz (100 ml) of the cocktail into a Champagne flute or white wine glass. Top with 2 oz (60ml) of sparkling wine. Garnish with orange zest.
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SHISO SOUR
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Żubrówka Bison Grass Vodka
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
1 oz (30 ml) grapefruit juice
1 oz (30 ml) Shiso Syrup
1 egg white
2 dashes Fee Brothers Plum Bitters
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake. Add cubed ice then shake again, double strain and garnish with bitters.
- To make SHISO SYRUP: Simmer 4 cups (1 L) water with 12 large shiso leaves until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Add 4 cups (1 L) sugar, stir to dissolve. Strain out leaves and let cool. Can be refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.