Zakuski Cocktail

Name: Zakuski Cocktail
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 inch Cucumber; 2 shot Citrus vodka; 0.5 shot Triple sec; 0.5 shot Lemon Juice; 0.25 shot Rich Simple (2:1) syrup

Citrusy

Fruity

Herbal

A refreshing cocktail featuring citrus vodka and cucumber, perfectly balanced with the sweetness of triple sec and rich sugar syrup.

Time to make: 5 min

Difficulty: Intermediate

Strength: Medium

Ingredients

1 serving

Equipment

ShakerTin
Jigger
FineMeshStrainer
BarSpoon

Serving details

GlasswareMartini
GarnishCucumber peel
IceNo Ice
TemperatureChilled

How to make it

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of cucumber peel.
Muddle cucumber in base of shaker.
Add vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, and rich sugar syrup.
Shake with ice.
Fine strain into chilled glass.

Other details

Calories150-200
Alcohol volume22.62%
Not suitable forGluten-FreeNut-Free

Reviews

4.5

(20)

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