Make Mine Vodka

by Waggoner, Susan; Markel, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781584795438
• ISBN10: 1584795433
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

It's like the difference between "Pravda" and Prada. Vodka -- once the liquor favored by beet-faced Soviet bureaucrats -- has undergone a complete makeover, becoming the spirit of choice for fashion-forward cocktail aficionados worldwide. With more than 200 different vodkas now on the market -- including a burgeoning, international array of top-shelf and flavored varieties -- it's high time for a book devoted solely to vodka's distinctive, sometimes sublime pleasures. Susan Waggoner and Robert Markel -- the authors of two of STC's most popular mixology guides, "Vintage Cocktails" and "Cocktail Hour" -- have teamed up again to create a book especially for the contemporary vodka drinker. In "Make Mine Vodka," the authors evaluate a wide range of today's vodkas, comparing them by origin, key ingredients, and available flavors. Designed in a beautiful retro style and illustrated with vintage art, the book offers 250 vodka-based recipes, from irresistible classics to today's cutting-edge cocktails, and advises readers on making their own flavored vodkas, including coffee, honey, peach, and key lime infusions. Tips on expert drink-making -- when to shake and when to stir, how to create stunning garnishes -- abound, as do suggestions for vodka-friendly dips, canapis, and other cocktail party fare.