Calling all vodka lovers!
Saturday is National Vodka Day, and we want to make sure you’re prepared to celebrate! These four delicious, gluten free cocktail recipes are just in time for fall weather and outdoor entertaining, courtesy of Azzurre Spirits Vodka.
Our personal favorite: the Azzurre Pear Cobbler. Tell us which one you like best, and how to like to garnish your fall cocktail creations!
Be sure to try the Azzurre Falling Apples, Azzurre Cherry Rosemary Martini, Azzurre Pear Cobbler, or Azzurre Ultimate Gluten Free Martini, and share your liquid libation ideas with us!
AZZURRE PEAR COBBLER
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz. vodka
- 1/2 oz ginger syrup
- 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 1 ripe Anjou or Bosc pear, chopped, peeled, and cored
- Ginger ale
Directions:
To make the ginger syrup: Combine 1 tablespoon of sliced ginger, ½ cup sugar, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Remove from heat, allow to cool to room temperature. Strain out ginger, discard. Cool in an airtight container.
Divide chopped pear a collins glass; muddle. Pour Azzurre vodka over muddle pears, and fill to the top with ice. Add ginger syrup and lemon juice, stir to combine, and top with ginger ale.
CHERRY ROSEMARY MARTINI
Makes 1 cocktail
- 1 1/2 oz. Azzurre Vodka
- 1/2 oz. cherry juice
- 2 lemon wedges
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
- Garnish: black cherry
Place lemon wedges and rosemary in a cocktail shaker. Using a muddler or the back of a spoon, press down on lemons and rosemary a few times to release flavor and extract juice. Fill shaker with ice. Add vodka, cherry juice, and cranberry juice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.
AZZURRE FALLING APPLES
Makes 1 cocktail
- 1 1/2 oz. Azzurre Vodka
- 1 oz. fresh apple cider
- 4 slices of pink lady apples
- 1/4 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 oz. maple syrup
- 2 dashes of cranberry bitters
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and shake over ice. Strain into a chilled highball glass over ice. Garnish with a thin apple slice, and a cinnamon stick.
AZZURRE ULTIMATE GLUTEN FREE MARTINI
- 5 oz. Azzurre Vodka
- Garnish of your choice: olives, dry vermouth, lemon peel, orange slice
Stir with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish.
Always remember to please enjoy responsibly!
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