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March 2009 - Frostbite
March is here….and it is still cold in Vancouver! We had wet snow on Saturday and my son said “build a snowman” – he’s two…and doesn’t know it should be warm here by now! Maybe that’s why I thought I’d look up some different recipes for frostbites…..
The first one I came across sounds really good:
2 oz. Vodka
1 1/2 oz. White Cranberry Juice
3/4 oz. Inniskillin Ice Wine
Shake and strain into
sugar rimmed glass
Sink 1/2 oz of Creme de Cassis
Serve with a side of frozen grapes
The second recipe was from the same site:
2 ounces Vodka
1/2 ounce Inniskillin ice wine
1/2 ounce white cranberry or white grape juice
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup
Superfine sugar
A twist of lemon
1 teaspoon Creme de Cassis
Five or six seedless grapes, frozen
Fill a shaker with ice.
Add the vodka, ice wine, juices and syrup. Give it a good shake and pour into a
chilled martini glass rimmed with sugar. Twist the lemon over the drink to
release its oils, then garnish the rim of the glass with it. Add the cassis and
let it sink to the bottom of the glass. Serve the frozen grapes in a dish on the
side.
Makes 1 drink
After that, they were all tequila recipes, which don't excite me as much.... I had a tequila night back in 1984, summer, Side Door......say no more. Anyway, here’s an example, if tequila and sweet creamy drinks are your thing.
2 oz. White
Tequilla
1/2 oz. White Creme de Cacao
1 oz Blue Curacao
2 oz. Cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice, shake and pour into a chilled
cocktail glass.
Here’s to a very warm and sunny spring, Vancouver.
Cheeeeeeers!
Jackie