There are some classically constructed cocktails in which vodka does perform admirably — if you’re using a good bottle — like this Kangaroo Cocktail.
Tag: Vodka
A splash of vodka and a dash of Fernet: the Sputnik cocktail
On October 4, 1957, the Space Age officially began when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik…
The Clubland cocktail introduces white port to vodka
This Clubland Cocktail dates to 1937’s Café Royal Cocktail Book, put together by William J Tarling. There’s some 24 or so vodka cocktails in Tarling’s book, and one of the most striking is this one.
Heavy Water: this gold medal winning vodka is aerated
New to the country is this good lookin’ Scandinavian vodka: Heavy Water. Named for a group of Norwegian saboteurs operating during the latter part of world war two, the quality lies in how the spirit is produced, having picked up a number of gold medals at different spirits competitions — the San Francisco World Spirits Competition among them.
Blind tasting the great white spirit: vodka
Vodka — it’s been declared dead so many times, yet it isn’t going away. This tasting was, in many respects, one of the most difficult blind tastings we’ve arranged so far.
The Spirit: Vodka
“Ever since Ivan the Terrible cobbled together the various tsardoms and proclaimed himself Tsar of All the Russias, vodka has girded the seat of power.”
Isfjord Premium Arctic Gin & Vodka
Isfjord Premium Arctic Gin & Vodka, the new super premium beverage spirits distilled with the super soft and pure iceberg water from the Ice Cap of Greenland, has now travelled across the globe to be enjoyed by Australians…
Bartender of the Year Competition 2012 – only days left to enter!
Australia’s most coveted bartending title is gearing up for another round in 2012. The Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition sponsored by Ketel One is aimed at discovering and celebrating Australia’s top bartending talent – and if you’re a bartender you can get involved.
Vodka Cocktails
A selection of delectable drafts from November’s Vodka Spirit Profile in Bartender magazine
Pure Spirit: Available from Pure Spirit
‘Wodka’ literally means little water and this crisp, clean vodka displays noticeable flavors of rye…