Cocktails with vodka: more taste, less strength

Of course, our country is not a monopolist in terms of actively using such an alcoholic drink as vodka. But if the overwhelming majority of our compatriots do not allow this spicy drink in their pure form to "spoil" with any additives, then other connoisseurs prefer to prepare cocktails from cocktails from vodka - cocktails with the widest range of tints of taste, smell notes and various colors and colors. Someone can say that cocktails with vodka on the level of the fortress are very different from the pure alcohol product - and this fact allows vodka-based cocktails all over the world to be unusually popular.

The list of names and recipes for these cocktails is constantly replenished. Experiments in this area are carried out constantly, new combinations are invented with an enviable regularity, but all the possibilities have not yet been used, thanks to which cocktails with vodka give everyone a chance to become the inventor of an entirely new formula, leaving a trace in this huge world. Of course, it's very difficult to compete with classics, but sometimes it's enough just to change the percentage of components, change their number or the mixing process to get an unusual option.

For example, you can conduct an experiment with the recipe "Absolute Grand". Ingredients for him - "Absolut" vodka (35 ml.), "Grand Marnier" liqueur (20 ml.) And lime juice (15 ml.). Like many cocktails with vodka and juice, this involves mixing all the ingredients with ice, pour into a special glass for cocktails and serve until the pieces of ice have melted.

It is important to remember that vodka in cocktails does not have to be combined with juice and other non-alcoholic ingredients (for example, juices). Often, these drinks can turn into an even more alcoholic - thanks to the combination with liqueur, gin, rum or martini. In addition, vodka does not always act as the basis to which additives are added, since sometimes it is much better "looks" as an additional element.

A classic martini cocktail with vodka is the favorite drink of one of the most popular fictional characters - James Bond. To prepare it, he and Ian Fleming, his creator, are suggested as follows, different from the classical version. The latter recommends taking martini, vodka, orange juice, mix in a 3: 1: 2 ratio. Then the drink, mixed in the most careful way in the shaker, can be poured into a martini glass, supplemented with ice and decorated with a slice of lemon. James Bond, making a change to the classic recipe, created a slightly different cocktail called "Delight", offering to combine in one glass vodka and martini in equal proportions, but in any case not to mix them.

A wonderful cocktail - "White Spider", to cook which is unusually simple. Take any sort of vodka (45 ml.), Liquor - best of all "White Creme de Menthe" (15 ml.). Both ingredients must be mixed with a shaker, pour into a large glass of old style and, adding ice, serve cold.

The popularity of alcohol-based beverages is also high because cocktails with vodka practically do not require jewelry. The maximum that can be used for this is salt, which is especially important when making a drink "Taste of salt." Take for this you need vodka (35 ml.), Grapefruit juice (65 ml.), Soda (65 ml.) And a little salt. To begin with, you need to prepare a glass: grate its edges with lemon, dip into the salt poured onto an even surface, shake off the excess. Further in this glass (it is best to choose a glass for wine), you can pour all the ingredients and mix them well. The drink will be ready when it is supplemented (like all other cocktails with vodka) with several pieces of crushed ice.