Market Watch, Summer 2020
62 MARKET WATCH MARKETWATCHMAG COM SUMMER 2020 SEASONAL HIGHBALL By Julius White Ingredients 1 ounces Haku vodka ounce rhubarb saccharum ounce Soho lychee liqueur Club soda Fresh strawberry Recipe Add vodka saccharum and liqueur to a cocktail shaker Add ice and shake then single strain into a Highball glass over fresh ice Top with club soda then use a bar spoon to agitate the cocktail from the bottom to incorporate all the ingredients Garnish with fresh strawberry THE NORTHERN ROYAL FIZZ By Sam Nelis Ingredients 1 ounces Barr Hill vodka ounce Branca Menta amaro 1 ounce cream ounce fresh lemon juice ounce diluted maple syrup1 1 whole egg Top seltzer Recipe Into a chilled Collins glass pour seltzer of the way up Combine vodka amaro cream lemon juice syrup and egg in a cocktail shaker and shake without ice for 30 seconds then shake with ice for 15 seconds Slowly strain into the Collins glass It will fizz up stop pouring when it almost reaches the top Wait 2 minutes then slowly pour the rest of the drink through the middle of the foam The foam should slowly rise up over the glass GREY LINE By Jose Gill Ingredients 1 ounces Grey Goose vodka ounce St Germain liqueur ounce fresh lemon juice ounce simple syrup Soda water 2 basil leaves 3 blackberries 3 cucumber slices Recipe In cocktail shaker add 1 basil leaf 2 cucumber slices and 2 blackberries and gently muddle Add ice vodka liqueur lemon juice and syrup Shake and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice Top with soda water Garnish with remaining basil blackberry and cucumber slice Vodka Based Cocktail Recipes 1Combine 2 parts Vermont dark robust maple syrup to 1 part water PHOTO BY RIGHT DANIELLE NICOLE PHOTOGRAPHY With other spirits such as Bourbon rum or gin the spirit is the primary flavor and the mixers complement the spirit Vodka is the opposite Gaijins White points out that vodkas neutrality is why the craft cocktail community initially resisted mixing with it However recently Ive seen more programs using it as a way of letting other components of the cocktail shine he notes His Renewal Hope 15 comprises Hangar 1 Buddhas Hand Citron vodka Joto Yuzu sake Rare Tea Cellar Kyoto Sakura Cherry Blossom tea lemon juice and egg white Ive found the most success with vodka brands that use natural flavors in their infusions Effen Yuzu Van Gogh Melon and Hanger 1 Buddas Hand Citron are a few of my favor Vodkas neutral flavor enables it to anchor drinks with varying flavor profiles such as left to right the Seasonal Highball at Chicagos Gaijin The Northern Royal Fizz at Vermonts Caledonia Spirits and the Grey Line at American Social
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