Vodka

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    It’s Turkey Day. I’m just about to go get my eat on, but wanted to wish you all a safe and Happy Turkey Day!

    Cheers!

    Here’s a few yummy Thanksgiving cocktails:

    Thanksgiving Toast Cocktail
    Pumpkin Pie
    Pumpkin Martini

    And a great recipe to make with that leftover turkey, Mixed Turkey Jambalaya. It’s made with Newcastle Brown Ale!… Read more

  • More Fall Cocktails …

    42 BELOW Manuka and Maple Sour Ingredients

    1 part 42 BELOW Honey vodka
    ½ part maple syrup
    2/3 part lemon juice
    Dash of bitters
    Lemon zest and orange peel to garnish

    Instructions

    Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, fill with ice, and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with lemon zest and an orange peel.

    DeKuyper Apple Pie Ingredients

    1 part DeKuyper HotDamn! 30 Proof Cinnamon Schnapps
    1 part DeKuyper … Read more

  • New Halloween Cocktails

    Halloween is one of our favorites holidays and we spend a good deal of October getting ready for this spooky night.

    One thing we do every year is add a bunch of need creepy cocktails to our collection.

    Here’s a few of our new dastardly favorites:

      Caramel Apple Shot Ghost by Smirnoff Ghosts by Tezon Hauntini  Pumpkin Martini Scream Soda Skellitini Vampire’s Kiss by Malibu
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  • Fall Cocktails

    It’s the first day of autumn, so we thought we we would share a few Fall Cocktail recipes the folks over at Pernod-Ricard sent us. They did great job of making innovative cocktails that capture the season.

    Enjoy!

      Beefeater Thanksgiving Toast Elit Rosemary Martini Pumpkin Pie
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  • This Week’s Drink – Red Death

    Fall is here and Halloween is just a few short weeks away. So for the next five weeks we will be featuring Halloween Themed Cocktails. This week’s drink is called “Red Death” a combination of an Alabama Slammer and a Kamikaze. 

    Ingredients

    1 oz vodka
    ½ oz Southern Comfort
    ½ oz sloe gin
    ¼ oz triple sec
    ½ oz orange juice
    ¼ oz lime juice

    Instructions

    Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with a cup … Read more

  • 360 Vodka Review

    We just got our hands on the first Green Vodka, 360 Vodka. Made by McCormick’s Distilling in Missouri, 360 is very eco-friendly and very good.

    360 Vodka is made from grains grown nearby in Kansas and Missouri, thus reducing emissions. It is also column-distilled, which consumes 200% less energy than the traditional pot still method. All of the packaging comes from recycled material, the paper for labels, the bottles, the shipping boxes—everything. Even the packing … Read more

  • This Week’s Drink – Buddy’s Cajun Martini

    Perfect for football season, Buddy sends us this creation from Cajun Country. This spicy concoction is perfect for LSU vs. VT on Saturday Night, I’m thinking pitchers!

    Ingredients

    2 ½ oz vodka
    1/4 oz dry vermouth
    Olive juice (Buddy recommends Dirty Tony’s)
    1 to 4 drops of Bulliard’s Louisiana Supreme Habanero Pepper Sauce

    Instructions

    Shake over ice. Pour into pre-chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with pickled okra, jalapeño stuffed olives, tomolives, pickled string beans, cocktail onions, … Read more

  • Outrageous Vodkas

    The explosion in popularity of vodka has inspired many to push the limits of creativity in producing and packaging the spirit. Trifter.com put together this fun collection of unusual vodkas that are found on the market. This list covers vodkas made with gold flakes and bottles of semi precious stones along with some unique packages for the drinker on the go.

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