Celebrate International Vodka Day and kick off your Monday blues. Here's a look at some of the cocktails that you can try using a few ingredients...
Polska Mary
Ingredients
45 ml – Belvedere vodka
20 ml – Tomato juice
20 ml – Passata
20 ml – Beetroot juice (optional)
10 ml – Lemon juice (optional)
10 ml – Worcestershire sauce
Three dashes of tabasco
A pinch of celery salt
A lemon wedge
Method
Add all the ingredients to a highball glass and fill it with ice. Stir the ingredients well. Garnish them with a lemon wedge.
Pomme Highball
Ingredients
45 ml – Vodka
60 ml – Pressed apple juice
20 ml – Lime juice
10 ml – Sugar syrup
2 Turmeric-dusted cucumber slices
Soda water
Method
Add all the ingredients to a highball glass and fill it with ice. Stir it well to combine all the ingredients. Top the mix with soda water. Garnish with two turmeric-dusted cucumber slices.
Vodka cranberry cocktail
Ingredients
59 ml – Vodka
59 ml – Cranberry juice
1/2 – Lime juice
Soda water
3-4 – Mint leaves
Method
Add ice cubes and vodka in a glass. Pour cranberry and lime juice in it. Top it off with soda water. Garnish it with mint leaves.
Old Town Fizz
Ingredients
40 ml – Belvedere vodka
15 ml – Sparkling wine
20 ml – Lime
15 ml – Honey water (2:1)
6-8 – Mint leaves
A dash of angostura
Lime wheel
Method
Add ingredients to a shaker. Shake and fine strain them so there are no mint leaves in a coupe. Top it up with 15 ml of sparkling wine and garnish the drink with a lime wheel.
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