It’s Spring (officially) but it’s pretty confusing out here in the City if you ask me. It’s freezing one minute and the next I’m wondering if I should finally buy those cute pair of shorts I’ve been eyeing, since March. (Have legs, will flaunt). And that’s not all that I’m confused about. I was planning on a seasonal cocktail recipe for this blogpost, but the weather has been so bipolar, I honestly couldn’t decide what to stir up. So I made them all and now it’s a flight of cocktails instead! Why on earth should Beer & Scotch have all the fun anyway?
According to me, there are three kinds of cocktail people in this world 🌎.
- The sweet floral/fruity people.
- The “herb”ivores.
- The “can you make mine spicy” people.
Of course this is completely based on no research whatsoever. But it is my blog, so what I believe is what matters I guess. There are some “
no-cocktails” kind of people in this world too, but I forgive them. Good Karma right there!For this particular flight, I’m sticking to Vodka based cocktails. I basically think of Vodka as plain tasteless ethyl alcohol and it happens to be my least favorite spirit. But it also happens to be the most popular (I’ve been told) & the most versatile (years of experience)! So it’s
in everybody’s best interest that I keep my opinions to myself. (On this matter)The Great Vodka Cocktail Flight (Skinny)
1. Plums & Roses 🌹
- 1/2 plum, cubed (please throw out the pit)
- Dried rose petals: 1 tbsp
- 1 sachet truvia (sweetener): dissolved in 1 oz water
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 + 1/2 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz Rose water
Muddle the first 4 ingredients in a cocktail mixing glass (not to a pulp but just enough to bruise the fruit). Add some crushed ice to a champagne flute (about 1/3 full). Add the muddled mix on top. Add the vodka and rose water. Stir and serve!
2. Down by the Bay(leaf) 🍃
- 1 + 1/2 oz vodka
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 bay leaf for cocktail + 1 bay leaf for garnish
- 1 oz honey
- 1 oz chamomile tea (room temperature)
Fill more than half the cocktail shaker with ice. Add all the ingredients (not the garnish). Shake and serve up with a bay leaf as garnish.
P.S. I did a half rim with crushed pepper & salt (optional of course)
3. The Half Blood Martini 🍸
- 1 + 1/2 oz Vodka
- Juice of half a ruby red grapefruit
- 1 oz lime juice
- Dash of Goya hot sauce (or the one from your refrigerator)
- 1 sachet truvia(sweetener) dissolved in 1 oz water
- Wedge of grapefruit for garnish
Fill more than half the cocktail shaker with ice. Add all the ingredients (not the garnish). Shake and serve up in a martini glass. Garnish with the grapefruit wedge.
P.S. I did the rim with Mccormick Sriracha seasoning & salt mix. (It makes a huge difference)
Cheers!!!
Oh and some of the products I used👇🏻
https://www.greygoose.com/us/en/lda.html?refUrl=/us/en/our-vodkas/our-vodkas.html
http://www.cointreau.com/us/en/?gclid=CMqZouCqjNQCFYlKDQodFj0C0Q
https://www.goya.com/en/products/cooking-bases-sauces-and-marinades/hot-sauces
https://www.twiningsusa.com/templates/product.aspx?ProductGuid=F08461&GroupGuid=74
https://www.mccormick.com/gourmet/spices-and-flavors/blends/sriracha-seasoning
The fourth kind of cocktail person is the citrus kind- mojitos, margaritas… 😍😍
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Haha… luckily all my cocktails are pretty citrusy 😄
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So cool! Love the #cocktail recipes!
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Thank you! Lemme know if you try them out! 😊
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That intro cracked me up so hard Grishma. You are the awesome crayyyyyyyyzayyyyyyy xD Singularly modest. You must consider writing a non-fiction book. Mean it. Take your time. Cheers!
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That would be the day!! Thank you so much for appreciating the blogs.. Hopefully someday I’ll have enough confidence to think I could pull a book off. 😊
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