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Cape Codder
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 1 2/3 fl oz | Ketel One Vodka (from freezer) |
| 1/4 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 3 1/2 fl oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) (chilled) |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an UB Koto Collins 35cl
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
Method
- POUR all ingredients into chilled glass.
- FILL glass with ice.
Garnish
- Garnish with lime wedge.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Cape Codder contains 161 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.1 standard drinks
- 11.19% alc./vol. (22.37° proof)
- 15.8 grams of pure alcohol
History
Basically a "vodka cranberry" with a splash of lime, the Cape Codder is named after the Cape Cod resort on the Massachusetts coast. This is where some of the first Europeans settled in the US and found cranberries, the indigenous North American berry, the juice of which is mixed with vodka and a splash of lime to make this drink.
The same combination of ingredients went by the earlier name "Red Devil" this faded soon after the name Cape Codder emerged. The Cape Codder quickly become a popular drink, reaching the height of popularity during the early 1980s. Victor Bergeron includes a similar "Rangoon Ruby in his 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide as one of his own creations.
RANGOON RUBY
Victor Bergeron, 1972
½ lime
1½ ounces cranberry juice
2 ounces vodka
Club soda
Squeeze lime juice over ice cubes in a 12-ounce sling glass; save shell. Add cranberry juice and vodka. Fill glass with soda. Stir gently. Decorate with spent lime shell, fresh mint, and fruit stick.
Review
Dry and refreshing but not particularly interesting.
Variations/similar cocktails
Without lime juice, this is a Cape Cod. Lengthened with soda becomes the Cape Cod Cooler. With orange juice it becomes Madras. The Cape Codder is also related to the Harpoon; Seabreeze and Bay Breeze.
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