To help you celebrate all that’s great about the “little water”, here are a few recipes guaranteed to satisfy both the classic and creative cocktail lover:
VODKA MARTINIS:
No one ever agrees on what makes the perfect martini, especially when we venture into the controversial territory of the vodka martini. Luckily, we have several subtle variations for you to choose from provided by Purity, Skyy and FAIR vodkas…
FAIR. MARTINI
recipe courtesy of FAIR spirits
- 3 oz. FAIR. Quinoa Vodka
- 1 oz. dry vermouth
Glass: Cocktail or Martini
Garnish: Lemon twist
Stir with ice until cold and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a twist of
lemon.
PURITY MARTINI
recipe courtesy of Purity Vodka
- 3 oz Purity Vodka
- 1 oz water(Use less water if using fragile ice.)
Glass: Cocktail or Martini
Garnish: None
Stir over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. No garnish.
SKYY ULTIMATE MARTINI
recipe courtesy of Skyy Vodka
- 3 oz chilled SKYY Vodka
- Hint of Cinzano Extra Dry Vermouth
Glass: Cocktail or Martini
Garnish: olive or lemon twist
Fill shaker with ice, add SKYY Vodka and a drop of vermouth. Shake fast and furious. Pour into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an olive or lemon twist.
MODERN CREATIONS
Martinis not your thing? We’ve got you covered with these contemporary vodka offerings from Beluga, FAIR, Skyy and Sobieski vodkas:
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recipe courtesy of Beluga Vodka
- 1 1/2 oz Beluga Noble Russian Vodka
- 1 tspn sugar syrup
- 1 1/2 tspn honey syrup
- 3 tspn passion fruit puree
- 4 thin slices of lime
Glass: Rocks or Old Fashioned
Garnish: half a passion fruit
Muddle slices of lime in a glass. Add ice along with syrups, Beluga Noble Russian Vodka and passion fruit puree. Stir well and serve garnished with half a passion fruit.
BIZONIC
recipe courtesy of Sobieski Vodka
- 2 oz. Sobieski Bizon Grass Vodka
- 1 ½ oz. triple sec
- 1 oz. tonic water
- fresh lemon juice
Glass: Highball or Collins
Garnish: lemon spiral
Combine all ingredients and shake Serve in a tall glass, garnish with lemon spiral
ESPIONAGE
created by Kevin Martin, Eastern Standard, Boston MA. Recipe courtesy of FAIR spirits.
- 1.5 oz. FAIR. Quinoa Vodka
- ¾ oz. chartreuse
- 0.5 oz. Amaro Montenegro
- 0.5 oz. Cynar
Glass: Rocks Glass
Garnish: Orange peel
Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Twist an orange peel over the top.
THE MINT CONDITION
recipe courtesy of Skyy Vodka
- 2 oz. SKYY Infusions Moscato Grape
- ∏ oz. Aperol
- ∏ oz. Lime juice
- ∏ oz. Simple syrup
- 1 large sprig of mint leaves
- 1.5 oz. Soda water
Glass: Cocktail or Martini
Garnish: cucumber ribbon
In cocktail shaker, add all ingredients except for soda water but do not muddle. Add in ice and hard shake. Double strain into a martini glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a cucumber.
