It’s Monday, so I’m guessing that cocktails might just be the last thing on your mind. However, it’s never too early to start thinking of great new recipes to try this weekend. The following concoctions feature Three Olives Vodka (did you know there are 16 flavors?!), some great for summer and others that’ll get you in the mood for fall.
South Beach Tea
2 oz. Three-O Mango vodka
4 oz. sweetened iced tea
1 oz. lemon-lime soda
Mix in a glass filled with ice and garnish with a lemon wedge
Root Beer Floatini
1 ½ oz. Three-O Root Beer Vodka
½ oz. amaretto liqueur
Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass. Float a scoop of vanilla ice cream in center.
Triple Espresso Martini
1 ½ Three-O Triple Espresso Vodka
1 oz. coconut run
½ oz. amaretto liqueur
Shake rum and amaretto with ice, strain into a chocolate rimmed martini glass. Shake vodka with ice and layer into glass.
Tomojito
Muddle 2 lime wedges, cherry tomato, and basil-infused simple syrup in a glass.
Add 2 oz. Three-O Tomato Vodka and crushed ice.
Shake well, top with soda. Garnish with lime wedge and cherry tomato.
Pumpkin Pie-tini
1 oz. milk
2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
1 ½ oz. Three-O Vanilla vodka
1 ½ oz. crème de cacao
Using a small amount of honey, rim martini glass with graham cracker crumbs. Shake milk and pumpkin puree over ice to combine. Pour in remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain into the martini glass.
Bubble Sour
3/4 oz. lemon juice
3/4 oz. simple syrup
1 oz. Three-O Bubble vodka
Garnish with bazooka joe in bottom of martini glass.
Three-O Cherry Cola
2 oz. Three-O Cherry Vodka
4 oz. Cola
Mix with ice and garnish with a cherry.
Chocolate Dipped Berry
1 oz. Three-O Berry Vodka
1 oz. Three-O Chocolate Vodka
1 oz. White Crème de Cacao
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with chocolate sugar.
Twisted Fruit
2 oz. Three-O Grape Vodka
½ oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. grapefruit juice
Mix in a glass filled with ice and garnish with a lime wedge.
Pomegranate Mojito
2 oz. Three-O Pomegranate Vodka
12 fresh mint leaves
½ of a lime
2 tablespoons simple syrup
Club soda
Muddle mint leaves and lime in a tall glass. Pour in simple syrup and fill glass with ice. Add vodka and soda, garnish with mint sprig and a lime.
Valentino Kiss
2 oz. Three-O Raspberry Vodka
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
Splash of Cherry Juice
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a raspberry.
O-Mazing
3 oz. Three-O Orange Vodka
¾ oz. orange juice
¾ oz. lime juice
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
Sunbeam Martini
2 oz. Three-O Watermelon Vodka
½ oz. orange juice
½ oz. pineapple juice
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Citrus Mist
3 oz. Three-O Citrus Vodka
½ oz. grapefruit juice
½ oz. pineapple juice
Splash Triple Sec
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a pineapple slice.
Yum the South Beach Tea sounds good and summery but not too sweet.
I have always enjoyed new drinks and Pumpkin Pie-tini sounds like this weekend’s winner.
There are a lot of good recipes here. I will be trying the Root Beer Floatini soon!