Raspberry Moscow Mule

I am so excited to introduce you all to my new favourite Vodka. And it's Raspberry flavoured!

Matt from Candy Liqueur Co. sent me this shiny new bottle of heaven to showcase and I am slowly (alright very quickly) working my way through a list of favourites. I will share a few of them with you over the next few weeks, including the Candy Liqueur signature cocktail, Foxy Roxy.

I was already channeling ginger beer this week, and I'll use any excuse to buy new cocktail crockery, so a Moscow Mule it is. Pretty simple cocktail really, vodka, ginger beer and lime, but what if you added raspberries? Now what about Raspberry flavoured vodka? I think the KGB might have something to say about that!

Mother Russia presents, the Raspberry Moscow Mule.

Ingredients 

180gm ice

50 gm frozen raspberries

100ml Candy Liqueur Raspberry Vodka

75gm ginger cordial

Soda Water

Lime juice

Method

Add ice, frozen raspberries and candy liqueur to your TM bowl.

Blend speed 6 for 15 seconds.

Add ginger cordial and combine 5 seconds speed 3.

Over ice, pour half your raspberry mixture into a copper mug.

Top mug with soda and a squeeze of lime.

Garnish with mint leaves

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Iced Espresso Martini

Confession time! Im actually not a big fan of coffee! I wish I was, because well I could use the kick that comes with caffeine, but I just can't get past the taste.  However, add some liquor and I'll make an exception. Every single time!

My very good friend and cocktail taster, Ros has an affinity for coffee and she put me onto the Espresso Martini.  It is 1 part sophisticated coffee culture and 3 parts untidy alcoholic! The exact opposite of Ros (that's what she tells herself!)

Ingredients

8 shots Vodka

4 shots Kahlua

4 shots espresso coffee (I'm reliably informed that the coffee has to be top quality)

1000gm ice

Sugar or syrup to taste.

Optional: You could mix this over milk if your so inclined.

Method

Add ice and alcohol to the bowl and mix on speed 9 for 20 seconds

Add coffee and sweetener to your taste preferences, mix on speed 5 for 10 seconds

Pour into Martini glasses, you could top with a little milk at this point if you prefer.