Red, White, & Blue Cocktail

Created at Molyvos in NYC, this Independence Day cocktail uses macerated strawberries, vodka, Cointreau and blue curacao. When all put together with a white-sugar rim, you have quite the 4th of July treat. Courtesy of Oval Vodka.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz oval vodka
  • ¾ oz Cointreau
  • 3 tablespoons of macerated strawberries*
  • A splash of fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • A splash of blue curaçao

Instructions

Sugar the rim of a chilled martini glass. Combine all ingredients except the blue curaçao in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into the martini glass. Drop in a splash of blue curaçao. *Macerated strawberries 1 pint of strawberries, washed and sliced 1 tablespoon of sugar Dash of balsamic vinegar