Shreds Sparkling Vodka Gimlet Recipes

VODKA GIMLET

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add vodka, lime juice, and sugar. Shake until well chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime twist; serve.

SHRED'S SPARKLING VODKA GIMLET

Steps:

• Put a 6 ounce martini glass in the freezer to chill.
• Combine all ingredients except the seltzer into a shaker with ice and shake well for 15-20 seconds.
• Pour into chilled glass.
• Add seltzer.
• Garnish with lime wedge.
• Drink and be merry.

STRAWBERRY GIMLET

Steps:

• Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with crushed ice and shake well until chilled.
• Strain into a chilled martini glass.
• Garnish with a fresh strawberry.
• Strawberry juice. Remove leaves from approximately 5 or 6 large strawberries. Use an electric juicer or mash the berries until you have about 1 oz. of fresh juice.

BLUE GINGER GIMLET

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients with ice. Shake well and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime wedge.
• For the ginger syrup:.
• In a medium saucepan over high heat, combine sugar, ginger and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until syrupy and reduced by half, about 40 to 45 minutes. Strain ginger pieces out and reserve syrup.
• (Trick: toss dried ginger in sugar, bake at 200 degrees until dried thru, about 4 hours and voila-ginger candy).

GIMLET

Steps:

• Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass.

CUCUMBER GIMLET (VODKA)

Steps:

• Muddle the cucumber with the sugar in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add in the rest of the ingredients and 1/2 cup of ice.
• Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and strain into a birdbath champagne glass or martini glass.
• Garnish with a slice (or ribbon) of cucumber or a lime wedge.