Vodka cocktails

Question 1

Cosmopolitan, Death & Co version from Cecchini’s original, 1988 (Daisy family)

Answer 1

50ml citrus vodka
18.75ml Cointreau
12.50ml lime juice
12.5ml pure, unsweetened cranberry juice
12.5ml simple syrup (omit if cranberry juice is from concentrate and/or sweetened)

garnish: lime wheel
glassware: coupe

Question 2

Moscow Mule (Daiquiri extended family, Tom Collins)

Answer 2

50ml cold seltzer
50ml vodka
12.5ml lime juice
18.75ml ginger syrup

garnish: lime wheel, candied ginger
glassware: collins

seltzer in glass first. short shake. top with ice

Question 3

Vodka martini, Death and Co.

Answer 3

62.5ml Absolut Elyx vodka
12.5ml Dolin dry vermouth

garnish: 1 olive

less vermouth in an ideal vodka martini because it can overshadow the vodkA

Question 4

Screwdriver (Whiskey Highball variation)

Answer 4

100ml orange juice
50ml vodka
citric acid solution

add citric acid solution, 1 drop at a time if the flavor of orange juice seems flat. Aim for sweet with a tangy bite.

Question 5

Harvey Wallbanger (Whiskey Highball family)

Answer 5

37.5ml vodka
12.5ml Galliano l’Autentico
75ml orange juice
12.5ml lemon juice

garnish: 1 half orange wheel

short shake all ingredients and strain

Question 6

Bloody Mary (Whiskey Highball family)

Answer 6

50ml vodka
125ml tomato juice
6.25ml lemon juice
etc

Question 7

White Russian (Flip Family)

Answer 7

37.5ml vodka
25ml coffee liqueur
25ml half-and-half

garnish 3 coffee beans
glassware: double old fashioned

combine first two ingredients, layer cream on top

Question 8

Grasshopper (Flip Family)

Answer 8

25ml white creme de menthe
25ml giffard creme de cacao
25ml heavy cream
8 mint leaves

garnish: 1 mint leaf
glassware: coupe

Question 9

Peach Boy, Natasha David, 2014 (Daisy family)

Answer 9

37.5ml Krogstad Aquavit
18.75ml Mathilde peach liqueur
18.75ml lemon juice
12.5ml orgeat

garnish: mint bouquet
glassware: double old fashioned

Question 10

Espresso Martini

Answer 10

45ml Vodka
30ml Espresso
20ml Coffee Liqueur
2 dashes saline solution
lemon zest (discarded)

garnish: 3 coffee beans (represent health, wealth and happiness)

add max 5-7.5ml sugar syrup if coffee liqueur is too dry or bitter.

Dick Bradsell’s original recipe was called “Vodka Espresso”, and was created for a supermodel who asked for a drink that was going to “wake her up, and then fuck her up”. Originally served over the rocks, but during the Neo-Martini era one of Dick’s colleagues served it up.

Question 11

Pornstar Martini (Diffords) Boozy, with fresh fruit

Answer 11

1,5 fresh passion fruit
60ml vanilla vodka
15ml Passoa passionfruit liqueur
15ml vanilla syrup
15ml lime juice

60ml brut champagne

garnish: half a passionfruit, glass of champagne on the side
glassware: martini glass/coupe

Question 12

Pornstar Martini (Punch) less boozy, with puree

Answer 12

37.5ml vanilla vodka
12.5ml passion fruit liqueur
50ml passionfruit puree
2 barspoons vanilla sugar

50ml brut Champagne

garnish: half a passionfruit, glass of champagne
glassware: martini glass/coupe

vanilla sugar:
5 cups granulated sugar
2 vanilla pods

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blitz until integrated. Sift through a sieve before using or storing.