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Madras

This variation of the classic Sea Breeze, which uses orange juice rather than grapefruit, offers a light touch of sweetness to balance the citrus of the orange. Serve the cocktail well chilled to get the most from its appealing fruitiness.

INGREDIENTS:

• 60ml (2 oz) cranberry juice
• 60ml (2 oz) Absolut vodka
• 60ml (2 oz) freshly squeezed orange juice

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Add comment June 25th, 2008

747

This elegant, long drink is light and refreshing, with subtle aromas. For the best results use Absolut or Finlandia vodka. If you prefer your mixes drier rather than sweeter, you could use soda water instead of lemonade.

INGREDIENTS:

• 30ml (1 oz) vodka
• Rose’s lime cordial and cranberry juice in equal measures, to taste
• Sparkling lemonade (Sprite or 7 Up)

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Add comment June 22nd, 2008

Sea Breeze

The Sea Breeze is thought to have been first mixed in 1920s in New York, but its present popularity owes much to Absolut, which - since 1990s - has promoted its brand as the perfect Sea Breeze vodka.

INGREDIENTS:

• 60ml (2 oz) vodka
• 120ml (4 oz) cranberry juice
• 60ml (2 oz) freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

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Add comment June 19th, 2008

Screwdriver

In the 1950s US oilmen in the Arabian desert used screwdrivers to stir their vodka-orange mixes, giving this cocktail its name.

INGREDIENTS:

• Freshly squeezed orange juice to fill
• 60ml (2 oz) vodka

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Add comment June 17th, 2008