As Paalo is a Leo I have a handy guinea pig to try out this orange concoction. He is very partial to Cointreau so its use would be mandatory and rather than using regular orange juice I decided to take advantage of the fresh blood orange juice I have at the moment. To give the drink a little more kick, one more ingredient was needed, Lemon Vodka.
Blood Orange Martini
30mls Lemon Vodka
15mls Cointreau
fresh blood orange juice
Place ice in a shaker and add the lemon vodka and cointreau - shake well and strain into a martini glass.
Top with a little blood orange juice to taste.
The verdict from the Leo - Two Paws Up!
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Hi Haalo, it's good to have willing volunteers around :-) I don't have lemon vodka, but I do have some homemade lemoncello left (potent stuff!). Wonder if that might work as a substitute.
ReplyDeleteIt was superbly warm this weekend, and perfect cocktail weather, then it got cold again today. Oh, and I discovered a new (to me) type of citrus fruit - Minneolla Tangelo (a cross between a mandarin and a grapefruit, or something like that). Very juicy and tangy.
Hi Nora - I'd give lemoncello a go it should be quite a refreshing mix. Tangelos are fabulous and make the best caprisoka, I'll keep an eye out for that variety.
ReplyDeleteThanks Haalo. In that case, I think that I will make it tonight since I just finished a big report and need a celebratory drink, I don't care that it's a Wed night :-)
ReplyDeleteI love carpirinha and caprioska. Your tangelo one sounds great. But I won't be able to use the minnello tangelo because it's like a mandarin orange (for peeling, not slicing). I'm really enjoying it and will have to buy more soon because the harvesting period is very short, only about 2 mths.
Sounds like a great tangelo, hopefully I'll find it before the season ends!
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