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Holiday Cocktail

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Vodka Lemon Holiday Cocktail

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Another easy holiday cocktail to add to your repertoire!

This holiday cocktail is a must! Basic ingredients and oh so deliciously festive! | The Recipe Wench

So easy I was able to video me making the cocktail . . . twice!  I was on a roll and just decided to keep going . . . and didn’t even bother to edit.

How’d I wind up with this cocktail?

Well, I was binge-watching Fox News one day when Dean Martin’s daughter, Deana, showed up as a guest.

I was half-watching as she prepared some of her dad’s favorite dishes as well as her “Deana Martini.”

(Yeah, the word “martini” caught my attention.  I put the broom down and gave her my full attention!)

Running out of time, she went through the ingredients and measurements so quickly that I was only able to catch the highlights.

So I started with what I had scribbled down.

I decided to forego straining the cocktail into a martini glass because, well, sometimes I like the melting ice.

The splash of bitters was added at Jeff’s suggestion.

A definite improvement.  Thank you, Jeff!

This holiday cocktail is a must! Basic ingredients and oh so deliciously festive! | The Recipe Wench

As I was listening to Deana, I couldn’t help but think of Dean Martin, Engelbert Humperdinck, Nancy Sinatra, Bobbie Jo Gentry.

I remember listening to these artists for hours on my parents’ reel-to-reel.

Engelbert Humperdinck was my favorite.  I was a little girl with a gigantic crush on him.

I remember watching the Dean Martin show with my mom.

Such great memories of my childhood for this Christmas season.  Enjoy!

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Ingredients

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • 1 ounce simple syrup
  • 1/2 ounce grenadine
  • A splash or two of bitters
  • Ice
  • Maraschino cherries (for garnish)

Instructions

  • Fill a cocktail glass with ice and dump the ice into a cocktail shaker (truth be told, I've been known to use a jar with a lid for this!)
  • Add vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup,grenadine and bitters
  • Shake until well-chilled
  • Pour all back into the cocktail glass
  • Garnish with cherries

Nutrition

Calories

39 cal

Carbs

2 g
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