Day 48: Alexander the Grape

At the Halloween party at the PNK Ultralounge in Seattle, our bartender made us way too many deliciously sippable shooters using grape vodka. Today, Mat bought some grape vodka, so I had to try to re-create that dangerously awesome concoction. I think I nailed it, but my memory of that night is a bit fuzzy. Of course, mine's a cocktail in a martini glass instead of a shot.

All hail Alexander the Grape:



Basically, it's a cosmopolitan using Three Olives Purple vodka. And its name comes from the fact that it tastes a lot like a grape Otter Pop. Yum.

(And doesn't it look lovely in Mat's Dorothy Parker martini glass?)

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My Signature Drink

Name of Drink: Mellenini

Ingredients:
3 parts Crater Lake vodka
1 part dry vermouth
large splash green olive juice
small splash cocktail onion juice

Served straight up in a martini glass
Garnish with a pick of alternating green olives and cocktail onions

Pass/Fail: Pass

Notes: This was my first invention. I love dirty martinis and the oniony goodness of gibsons, so here's my combination of the two. If you don't have Crater Lake vodka (why not?), you can substitute another premium vodka, like Grey Goose or Belvedere.