Strawberry Fizz
This wonderfully refreshing drink is reminiscent of a light summer fruit salad. Fresh basil adds some nice aroma and flavor to this cocktail, but make sure you don't overdo it with the basalmic vinegar, a little bit goes a long way.
This recipe was featured in the EQ at the Party Source podcast, Slide into a Seat at Vinyl.
Bar tools can be found in Aisle 9B at the PartySource.
- 1-¾ oz Jigger
- Muddler
- 12 oz Collins glass
The location of these ingredients at the PartySource is listed in parentheses.
- 1 oz Stoli Vodka (Aisle 12B)
- (2) fresh strawberries
- basil
- ½ oz simple syrup (Aisle 7C)
- balsamic vinegar (Aisle 2B)
- soda water (Aisle 10C)
- ice
Instructions
- Add strawberries to glass and muddle well (if you don't own a muddle, the handle of a wooden spoon will work). Make sure to use a glass with a sturdy base, you don't want to break the glass.
- Add ice, vodka, and a dash of basalmic vinegar.
- Top with soda water and garnish with some fresh basil.
- Enjoy!
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Tags: berries, berry, cocktails, summer, vinegar, vinyl, vodka
August 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 am
[...] This week we sat down with Vinyl co-owner, Roula David, to learn how to make some of this Over-the-Rhine eatery's signature summer drinks. Located in the old Sycamore diner and recently recognized as best Cocktail Menu by Cincinnati Magazine, Vinyl seeks to bring big city sensibility and sophistication to the Queen City. Chef Steven Hubbell will be a guest instructor at EQ at the Party Source this fall, so keep an eye on the EQ calendar for more info. Roula showed us how to make three of their signature drinks – the Icepick, the Kentucky Cobbler, and the Strawberry Fizz. [...]
October 25th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
September 28th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Great post – thanks for sharing!