Why It Works
- Muddling a beneficiant quantity of strawberries and mint ensures their taste shines via.
- A restrained quantity of straightforward syrup makes for a refreshing and not-too-sweet drink.
Juicy summer season strawberries are mixed with tart lime juice and shiny mint on this sweet-and-sour vodka cocktail that is effervescent with effervescence. It is mild, not too sugary, and eminently day-drinkable. Do take into account adjusting the quantity of straightforward syrup relying on the sweetness of your strawberries.
April 2015
This Strawberry Vodka Cocktail Is Summer season in a Glass
Prepare dinner Mode
(Preserve display awake)
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2 1/2 ounces sliced contemporary strawberries from roughly 5 medium berries
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1/2 ounce easy syrup (see be aware)
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1/2 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 lime
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10 mint leaves
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2 ounces vodka
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2 1/2 ounces membership soda
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Lime wheel, mint, or strawberry for garnish (non-obligatory)
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In a cocktail shaker, mix strawberries, easy syrup, and lime juice and muddle till strawberries are utterly dissolved. Add mint leaves and gently faucet 5 occasions with muddler. (Don’t over-muddle mint or it would style bitter and muddy.) Add vodka to shaker and fill 2/3 full with ice. Shake till effectively chilled, about 15 seconds.
Severe Eats/ Two Bites
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Fill a Collins glass with ice and add membership soda. High-quality-strain cocktail into glass and stir gently. Garnish with lime, mint, or strawberry, if desired.
Severe Eats/ Two Bites
Particular Gear
Cocktail shaker, fine-mesh strainer, muddler
Notes
To make easy syrup, mix 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan and warmth over medium warmth, stirring always, till sugar is dissolved. Cool earlier than utilizing.
Make-Forward and Storage
Easy syrup will maintain in a sealed container within the fridge for as much as 5 days.