Ingredient
Vodka
A neutral spirit base for spiced cold cocktails — Christmas cosmopolitans, peppermint or gingerbread martinis where the flavour comes from the rest of the glass.
Flavour profile
Vodka does its best winter work as a clean backbone for cold cocktails where another ingredient is the star — pomegranate, cranberry, peppermint, gingerbread syrup. It will not give you a great warm cocktail on its own (there is nothing to develop with heat), but in a stirred or shaken seasonal martini it lets the flavouring speak. Keep it in the freezer.
Recipes featuring vodka
Christmas Cosmopolitan
A festive Cosmopolitan with vodka, cranberry, lime and triple sec, finished with sugared cranberries for a bright, jewel-toned holiday cocktail.
Spiced Vodka Martini
A cold, crisp vodka martini with cinnamon-infused vodka and a whisper of nutmeg, served straight up with an olive or a lemon twist.
Peppermint Martini
A creamy festive martini with vodka, peppermint schnapps and white crème de cacao, served with a crushed candy cane rim for full Christmas drama.
Gingerbread Martini
A dessert-style Christmas martini with vanilla vodka, Baileys, gingerbread syrup and cream, finished with a gingerbread crumb rim.
Pomegranate Christmas Martini
A jewel-bright Christmas martini with vodka, fresh pomegranate juice, lime and triple sec, finished with glistening pomegranate seeds.