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The other day I decided to treat myself to some new toys. I bought a set of four good cocktail glasses and a shaker. Of course the ingredients cost more than both of these combined but what the hey!

Due to my allergies, the range of alcohol I can tolerate is fairly limited, the range of cocktails even more so, as a lot of them involve added dairy or sugar. Just as well I like the ones I can have! Here are some of my favourite drinks, and one I want to try. Vodka is well and truly my drink, hence my blogs name, so it features strongly in all of these. Strangely enough I've never taken to the screwdriver, which is vodka and orange and probably the most popular way to have vodka.

Note: a measure is approx. 30ml, which is roughly equal to a shot glass or the lid of a cocktail shaker. Ingredients should generally be poured in order of alcoholic strength

Cosmopolitan

2 measures vodka
1 measure cointreau
1 -2 measures cranberry juice
juice from half a lime

shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass, garnish with lime slice


Bloody Mary

1 measure vodka
4 measures tomato juice
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
squeeze of lemon juice
dash Tabasco sauce
pinch salt
black pepper

pour over ice in cocktail shaker and strain into highball glass (tall glass) with ice cubes, garnish with celery stick or sprig of mint


Sea Breeze (haven't tried this yet, but plan to)

crushed ice
2 measures vodka
3 measures cranberry juice
3 measures grapefruit juice
lime wedge

pour the vodka over crushed ice in a highball glass, follow with cranberry and grapefruit juices and stir gently, decorate with lime wedge and drink with a straw