Vodka Cocktail
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Vodka Cocktail
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 2 oz | Ketel One Vodka |
| 5⁄6 oz | Heering Cherry Liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 4 drop | Bob's Abbotts bitters |
| 3 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with skewered cherry.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A lemon cherry vodka sour with added complexity thanks to the judicious use of bitters.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in Grosby Gaige's 1944 Standard Cocktail Guide.
VODKA COCKTAIL
Grosby Gaige, Standard Cocktail Guide, 1944
1 jigger Vodka
¾ ounce Cherry Brandy
Juice of ½ Lemon
Shake with cracked ice.
Nutrition:
One serving of Vodka Cocktail contains 220 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 22.05% alc./vol. (22.05° proof)
- 22.1 grams of pure alcohol
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