Once every month cocktail fanatics band together to create a booze-soaked collection of recipes for Mixology Monday. This month, our gracious host of the August 10th edition is Amelia of Felicia’s Speakeasy, who has chosen the oft-maligned but continually popular vodka as the theme. In defense of vodka, our host says:
The Wall Street Journal might say vodka is passé, but The New York Times counters that it ain’t dead yet. Vodka is still your friend.
So this Mixology Monday, cocktail fiends look to our friend vodka as we find or concoct drinks that feature or contain the chosen theme. I’ve selected the Tuxedo Cocktail, but traded the traditional choice, gin, for vodka. As vodka is fairly devoid of flavor, it works well as the base spirit and lets the other ingredients really shine. In this case, those ingredients are dry vermouth, absinthe, maraschino liqueur and orange bitters.
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces vodka
- 1 ½ ounces dry vermouth
- ¼ teaspoon absinthe or anise liqueur substitute
- ¼ teaspoon Maraschino liqueur
- 3 dashes orange bitters
Directions:
Combine all ingredients with ice in a mixing glass. Stir well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry or twist of lemon.
Be sure to check out Felicia’s Speakeasy a couple days after August 10th to find a roundup of all submissions.
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Comments
Vodka's great, but I'd much rather have its spicy neighbor to the south, tequila.
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