Name: Vodka Stinger
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Vodka; 15 ml White crème de menthe

Vodka Stinger
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Ketel One Vodka
¹⁄₂ oz	Giffard Menthe Pastille white crème de menthe

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of mint leaf.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with mint floated or pegged to rim.

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Review:

A vodka-based version of the classic Stinger. Fresh, clean and cleansing.

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AKA: White Spider

Variant:

Stinger
Midnight Stinger
Chocolate Stinger
Chocolate Bourbon Stinger
White Stinger

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Stan Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide

VODKA STINGER
Old Fashioned Glass
Build
1-3/4 oz Vodka
3/4 oz white crème de menthe
(May be served in Cocktail Glass – stir or shake
Stan Jones, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Vodka Stinger contains 139 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
26.47% alc./vol. (26.47° proof)
15.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Yorey C

25th July 2024 at 23:55

made this with cheap kirkland and cheap drillaud and im very pleased.

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John Hinojos

5th May 2024 at 04:21

Delightful after-dinner or evening cocktail. A bit on the sweeter side than my liking, but still very good. Did add a slight bit more vodka which helped with the sugar balance.

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Yorey C

25th July 2024 at 23:54

i agree with this. adjust the creme ratio

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Chris Dimal

20th February 2023 at 12:56

I made a homemade mint liqueur comprising just mint, vodka and sugar syrup. Maybe that's why, but it tasted really bad. Alongside the Green Fizz and the Bay Breeze, it is among those as the worst cocktails I ever had.

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G. M. Genovese

8th March at 03:42

Chris, I just did the same thing. Earlier today, I couldn't find a brand of creme de menthe I wanted. Messed with some measures at home and found something palatable, using peppermint essential oil. It's passable, but something is missing... Diluting that makeshift liqueur with more vodka just made it taste like bland toothpaste water... Felt like it needed a wedge of lime, like a Ti Punch or something.

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John Hinojos

5th May 2024 at 04:27

I have found that I either love a specific mint flavoured cocktail or hate it. If not balanced the cocktail can taste like medicine.
For your mint liqueur, be careful not to let the mint steep too long or the bitterness of the leaves will leech out into the vodka. Also the quality of the vodka is key. A cheap vodka will yield a cheap tasting liqueur. I have given up on tying to make my own. When purchasing price does make a difference. I have found the cheaper the sweeter and more artificial the flavour.

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