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Ice Wine
The Ingredients:
1-2 oz. Ice Wine
Crystal Head Vodka can add an Occult flourish to your cocktail. |
1 Grape or berry for garnish
Choosing the perfect Ice Wine can be confusing, frustrating and expensive, so just go with whatever you can find and afford. Vidal and Riesling are the most common, and sometimes inexpensive. If it's for Valentines Day, maybe go for a red. I like Cab Franc, but that's just me. Ice Wine cocktails can either be a one-to-one or two-to-one ratio. Unless your sweetie is a dangerously cheap date, the stronger, one-to-one ratio really does taste better.
Since vodka will play a big roll in this, I recommend the incomparably crisp, yet inexpensive Sobieski, or whatever you have on hand; that Ice Wine ain't cheap. Vodkas with prominent flavors, such as Provda and Level, can bring their unique characteristics to this cocktail, but may not match well with the ice-wine.
The Build:
I always pour all liquids, one after the other, into a measuring glass
, then into an ice filled Boston Shaker. More on that gear some other time.
When it's frosty, you're done |
Strain it into a cocktail glass, (pre-chill the glass with ice water if you want to look like a smug tool; seriously, it's a waste of time).
Usually the Ice Wine cocktail is garnished with one or three grapes, but again, if this is for Valentines Day, add a raspberry or blackberry instead. Get creative. Fortune favors the bold.
Usually the Ice Wine cocktail is garnished with one or three grapes, but again, if this is for Valentines Day, add a raspberry or blackberry instead. Get creative. Fortune favors the bold.
The Experience:
This cocktail is a real treat: the bright, elegant, juiciness of the Ice Wine is preserved, while the vodka adds an exciting, dry zip, without any boozy harshness. A gentleman is never untoward, but finishing a perfect evening with the perfect cocktail can be a valuable ally when pitching woo.
Bottoms up, stay classy, stay sexy, and good luck.
This cocktail is a real treat: the bright, elegant, juiciness of the Ice Wine is preserved, while the vodka adds an exciting, dry zip, without any boozy harshness. A gentleman is never untoward, but finishing a perfect evening with the perfect cocktail can be a valuable ally when pitching woo.
Bottoms up, stay classy, stay sexy, and good luck.
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