Fall Smash

Happy National Vodka Day!

To celebrate, we had BBVG guest chef @agsinspace create a cocktail just for us.

Fall Smash

This lovely seasonal cocktail is a perfect aperitif to a dinner out. Tangy, warm and spicy, I promise you wont be able to stop at just one.

Ingredients:
Ginger (peeled and sliced)
Pear (3 slices per drink)
50ml vodka
25ml maple syrup
50ml apple juice
100ml ginger beer
Juice 1/2 lemon
Sugar for rim

  • Sugar a rim of a cocktail glass.
  • Rub a lemon wedge around its edge and then dip it in a saucer of sugar
  • Muddle 2 slices of ripe pear and 2 slices of peeled ginger (smash it in glass with a wooden spoon).
  • Add several ice cubes to glass.
  • In a cocktail shaker with ice, add vodka, maple syrup, ginger been, lemon juice.
  • Shake.
  • Pour into prepared cocktail glass.
  • Garnish with more pear and a cinnamon stick.

Happy National Vodka Day!

And stay tuned later today to see the yummy dinner that followed this delightful aperitif.