When presented with raspberries as the ingredient for the month, I instantly thought of a refreshing drink. Here's the recipe!
6-8 raspberries, muddled
1 Tbs. simple syrup
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. Cointreau
Club soda
Muddle raspberries and simple syrup together in a tumbler. Fill with ice. Pour vodka and Cointreau in, stir, and top with club soda.
Love the flavor - it's very refreshing. I would make one small change - I would decrease the Cointreau to 1 Tbs. rather than a whole ounce - especially for someone who doesn't like sweet drinks. Another option would be to strain it through a tea strainer to get the seeds out. In that case, I'd use more raspberries, make the entire drink, and strain the entire thing. I wouldn't recommend using a martini strainer because the pulp and seeds would easily get trapped in the strainer and be difficult to clean.
I also tried making it with gin (and no Cointreau). I did not like it. It was not good.
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