Cape Codder

Serve in Old-fashioned glass...
2	fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
3	fl oz	Cranberry juice
¼	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Lime wedge

Comment:

Dry and refreshing but not particularly interesting.

Variant:

Without lime juice this is a Cape Cod. Lengthened with soda becomes the Cape Cod Cooler.

About:

Named after the resort on the Massachusetts coast. This fish shaped piece of land is where some of the first Europeans settled in the US. Here they found cranberries, the indigenous North American berry on which this drink is based.

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