Those of you that had the good fortune to come over to our flat on Redland Road and get wasted with Nadira and I before we had children, will recall our predilection for cocktails and, particularly, vodka based cocktails.
Ah, vodka - the spirit of choice for any lush, surely?!
Anyway, a friend has just emailed me a superb vodka martini cocktail that I think I should share with all of you. I shall quote to avoid confusion,
"Check out this yummy martini-like thing we made tonight (last night). It's two parts Absolut Vanilla, 1 part sweet vermouth, a splash of bitters, and 1/2 a vanilla pod for garnish. The garnish really starts to flavor the drink after a few minutes."
I think that just about says it all, except I may add that vanilla pods are a touch expensive so the garnish will obviously do the job for a number of rounds (depending on your constitution, you may not need more than, say, three or four of these bad boys anyway) - can't see the efficacy of a vanilla pod diminishing dramatically, even in the face of a vodka onslaught. Also, my personal preference would be to shake with (non-crushed) ice cubes before straining into the glass over the pod - but then, I'm a lout and a boor as you will testify.
Anyway, drink up Johnny - it's happy hour...
(thanks to Jeff for this swell-agant trip to the land of F Scott Fitzgerald)
Ah, vodka - the spirit of choice for any lush, surely?!
Anyway, a friend has just emailed me a superb vodka martini cocktail that I think I should share with all of you. I shall quote to avoid confusion,
"Check out this yummy martini-like thing we made tonight (last night). It's two parts Absolut Vanilla, 1 part sweet vermouth, a splash of bitters, and 1/2 a vanilla pod for garnish. The garnish really starts to flavor the drink after a few minutes."
I think that just about says it all, except I may add that vanilla pods are a touch expensive so the garnish will obviously do the job for a number of rounds (depending on your constitution, you may not need more than, say, three or four of these bad boys anyway) - can't see the efficacy of a vanilla pod diminishing dramatically, even in the face of a vodka onslaught. Also, my personal preference would be to shake with (non-crushed) ice cubes before straining into the glass over the pod - but then, I'm a lout and a boor as you will testify.
Anyway, drink up Johnny - it's happy hour...
(thanks to Jeff for this swell-agant trip to the land of F Scott Fitzgerald)
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But have ya tried a Vodka Smoothie?
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... yaaaa
Yes, vodka smoothies are nice but, compared to this vanilla darling, don't you think it's boys against men?
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