Each month in 2013 we will be featuring a different spirit and cocktails that include that particular ingredient as its cornerstone. The featured spirit for January is the all-to-versatile vodka.
Vodka is a distilled beverage made of water and ethanol with small parts of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by distilling fermented substances like grains, potatoes, and at times fruits or sugar.
Today's features include two variations of the Lemon drop shot (one with vodka, the other without.) The second is the classic Long Island Iced Tea recipe.
Lemon Drop
What you will need:
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1 shot Citron Vodka
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1 lemon slice
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1 teaspoon sugar
How to prepare:
- Sprinkle sugar on lemon
- Place lemon in mouth and down shot.
- Bite down on lemon
Lemon Drop variation
What you will need:
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1 ½ oz Spiced rum
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1 table spoon granulated Sugar
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1 lemon wedge
How to prepare:
- Sprinkle sugar on lemon
- Place lemon in mouth and down shot.
- Bite down on lemon
Long Island Iced Tea
What you will need:
- 1 part Gin
- 1 part Vodka
- 1 part Light Rum
- 1 part Tequila
- 1 part Triple-Sec
- Fill with homemade sweet and sour mix leaving a quarter inch from the top
- Top off with Coca-Cola
How to prepare:
- Fill a mixing tin half-way with ice
- Add gin, vodka, rum, tequila, triple-sec and shake a couple of times
- Pour into High-ball glass
- Top with Coca-Cola
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