Half a lemon A mini cucumber Some mint from my garden Half a can of lemon soda I mixed the lemon soda and vodka in a glass with ice and then added in some thin lemon and cucumber slices, and a sprig of mint. This would also be mighty tasty if you wanted to blend it into a slushie. Score: 9/10 — So nice. But, next time, I might swap the lemon soda for regular soda water, since it was a liiiittle too tart. A cup of clamato juice A dash of hot sauce An olive, a pickled bean, and a pickle for garnish I put all of the liquid ingredients together in a shaker with some ice and mixed it up and pouring it into a Mason jar. Then, to be fancy, I put my garnishes on a toothpick and displayed it all pretty. Make it yourself: Pour a little bit of pickle juice or olive brine in your drink for some extra flavour. Score: 8/10 — The steak spice was a great substitute for celery salt but next time I’d blend it first since the one I used was a little chunky. 1 espresso shot 1 teaspoon of sugar Coffee beans for garnish I mixed the brown sugar and chocolate into the espresso while it was still hot until they dissolved. Then I poured the shot into a shaker full of ice with the vodka and shook it vigorously. I strained out just the drink in a martini glass and garnished with a few coffee beans for that authentic look. Score: 10/10 — I love coffee, so keeping it simple on the ingredients helped the flavour shine. 1 cup of orange juice A splash of half and half Whipped cream Orange slices for garnish I threw the vodka, orange juice, half and half, and whipped cream with lots of ice in a blender and garnished with a slice of orange. Make it yourself: Use whatever milk or plant-based milk you have, it doesn’t have to be half and half. Throw in some triple sec or vanilla ice cream to really take this recipe to the next level. Score: 10/10 — this was nostalgic with a twist, if you try one recipe from my list, it should be this one.
