Icy Lemon-Ginger Vodka Cocktail
Be sure to take advantage of Oliver’s Market annual Holiday Wine and Spirits sale the entire month of December!* This cocktail features Hanson’s Ginger Vodka. These slushy, potent cocktails are easy to make in batches. They’re also ideal for parties because most of the preparation can be done in advance.
- Serves: 4 servings
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes, 4hr Freeze
Ingredients
- One 3-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 cups water
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 8 cups crushed ice
- 2 cups Hanson’s Ginger Vodka
- 8 mint sprigs, for garnish
Instructions
In a small saucepan, combine the sliced ginger with the water and sugar and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. Simmer for 5 minutes, then let the ginger syrup cool slightly. Transfer to a blender and puree. Strain the syrup into a large, shallow glass dish. Stir in the lemon zest and juice. Cover and freeze the lemon-ginger syrup until firm, at least 4 hours.
Let the frozen lemon-ginger mixture stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Chop the mixture into large pieces. Put half of the pieces in a blender, add 4 cups of crushed ice and 1 cup of vodka and blend until slushy. Pour the vodka cocktail into 4 glasses, garnish each with a mint sprig and serve. Repeat with the remaining frozen lemon mixture, ice, vodka and mint sprigs. Serve at once.
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