Mmmmmmmmmm thin mints. Those delicious, devilish Girl Scout concoctions. It only makes since to booze-a-fi it. 2 oz Godiva Chocolate Vodka .5 oz white creme de menthe 1 dash vanilla extract Combine the ingredients in a chilled cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and then strain into a frozen martini glass.
Godiva Vodkas Part Two: Double Raspberry Martini
July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We’ll kick off this end-of-July soirée with some raspberry deliciousness. 1.5 oz Godiva Chocolate Raspberry Vodka .5 oz raspberry liqueur .5 oz heavy cream In a chilled martini glass create a criss cross pattern with chocolate syrup. Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. […]
Godiva Vodkas Part Two: Godiva Truffletini
July 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It only seems to be reasonable that we’d be focusing on dessert martinis over the next two weeks. After all, these are chocolate based vodkas. So, if sweet and girly drinks aren’t your kind of thing, then you’ll want to check out for a little while. We’ll start you drunkards off with something simple. 1 […]
Godiva Vodkas Part One: The Test Test
July 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We’re going to take you on a double-whammy ride over the next two weeks. Rather than offering up one separate liquor review, we’re going to take a look at Godiva’s two newest boozy-iterations – their infused vodkas. Now, Godiva (at least in the cocktail world) is known for their rather excellent range of liqueurs. They […]
Russian Standard Gold Part Three: The Verdict
July 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Okay, so we’ve spent two weeks with vodka that hails from the frozen country known as Russia. The real question is yet to be answered, however: is this really worth the nigh-on-50-dollar price tag. Shockingly, the answer is… yes. Now, it’s not lightly that I recommend a $50 vodka. After all, there are plenty of […]
Russian Standard Gold Part Two: Bolshoi Basil Green
July 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This one comes straight from the folks at Russian Standard. 1.5 oz Russian Standard Gold 1 oz fresh lime juice 3 fresh sprigs basil 2 tsp simple syrup Club Soda Muddle the basil and simple syrup in a high ball glass. Fill the glass with ice and then add the vodka, lime juice and club […]
Russian Standard Gold Part Two: Tangier Tangerine
July 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tangerine dream, bitches. Now that we’ve properly BLOWN YOUR FUCKIN’ MIND we can move along to the cocktail tonight. Man. Tangier Tangerine 2 oz Russian Standard Gold Vodka 2 oz tangerine juice .25 oz lime juice Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass […]
Russian Standard Gold Part Two: Strawberry Limeade
July 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s summer time! That means it’s time for visits to America’s Favorite Drive-In (TM) Strawberry Limeade 2 oz Russian Standard Gold 1 oz Rose’s Lime Cordial 3 strawberries Soda water to top 1 strawberry for garnish Muddle the strawberries in the bottom of a rocks glass with the lime cordial. Fill the glass with ice, […]
Russian Standard Gold Part Two: Golden Russian
July 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This cocktail seems to be oddly fitting, at least when you compare the name of the cocktail with the name of the vodka we’re using for its base. Golden Russian 1.5 Russian Standard Gold Vodka 1 oz Galliano 1/2 tsp fresh lime juice Combine ingredients over ice in a rocks glass. Stir gently.
Russian Standard Gold Part One: The Taste Test
July 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here we are again with another ultra-premium base spirit. And while we’re not sure if we’ve just been listening to Watch the Throne too much lately (it has been on repeat in the test bar essentially since it came out), but the next two week’s came in a package that would make Kanye and the […]
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