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| − | The Kamikaze is a | + | The '''Kamikaze''' is a cocktail consisting of [[vodka]], [[triple sec]], and lime. The lime is most commonly [[Rose's Lime Cordial]] (as in the [[Gimlet]]), but [[fresh lime juice]] can also be used. |
| + | ==News Articles== | ||
| − | + | Classic Cosmopolitans. Restaurants Hospitality, April, 2001, by Robert Plotkin: | |
| − | + | "In the 1980s the Gimlet morphed into the Kamikaze, the ultra popular cocktail made with vodka, Rose's lime juice, and a shot of Cointreau. Even now in its third decade, an icy Kamikaze in classy stemware is a 'can't miss' proposition." | |
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| − | + | ==Anecdotes== | |
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| + | "a Kamikaze was originally simply a shot of cheap vodka that had | ||
| + | been doctored with a few drops of Rose's lime juice as a smoothing agent. As | ||
| + | cheap vodkamakers started adding sugar and citric acid on their own to the | ||
| + | bottles, the practice became less popular. People forgot why you'd add such a | ||
| + | small amount of Rose's to a Kamikaze and so it turned into another name for a | ||
| + | Gimlet. Somewhere along the line someone added some triple sec, and you got | ||
| + | the new Kamikaze." - Mbanu, Webtender Forum. | ||
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| + | ===Recipe 1: Cheryl Charming=== | ||
| − | Recipe | + | *1 1/2 Vodka |
| + | *1/2 Triple Sec | ||
| + | *1/4 Rose's Lime | ||
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| + | Shake with Ice, and strain into Rocks glass. | ||
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| + | ===Recipe 2: Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail=== | ||
*2 oz. Vodka | *2 oz. Vodka | ||
*1/2 oz. Triple Sec or Cointreau | *1/2 oz. Triple Sec or Cointreau | ||
| − | *1/2 | + | *1/2 Rose's Lime Juice |
*2 Lime wedges | *2 Lime wedges | ||
Squeeze lime wedges into a mixing glass and drop them in, add ingredients and ice. Shake well and serve in 4 one ounce shot glasses. Or serve as a cocktail in a chilled martini glass. | Squeeze lime wedges into a mixing glass and drop them in, add ingredients and ice. Shake well and serve in 4 one ounce shot glasses. Or serve as a cocktail in a chilled martini glass. | ||
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| + | ==Similar Cocktails== | ||
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| + | *[[Vodka Gimlet]] | ||
| + | *[[Vodka Side-car]] | ||
| + | *[[Cosmopolitan]] | ||
| + | *[[Margarita]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Recipes]][[Category:International Sours]][[Category:Vodka Cocktails]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:57, 19 June 2010
The Kamikaze is a cocktail consisting of vodka, triple sec, and lime. The lime is most commonly Rose's Lime Cordial (as in the Gimlet), but fresh lime juice can also be used.
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[edit] News Articles
Classic Cosmopolitans. Restaurants Hospitality, April, 2001, by Robert Plotkin:
"In the 1980s the Gimlet morphed into the Kamikaze, the ultra popular cocktail made with vodka, Rose's lime juice, and a shot of Cointreau. Even now in its third decade, an icy Kamikaze in classy stemware is a 'can't miss' proposition."
[edit] Anecdotes
"a Kamikaze was originally simply a shot of cheap vodka that had been doctored with a few drops of Rose's lime juice as a smoothing agent. As cheap vodkamakers started adding sugar and citric acid on their own to the bottles, the practice became less popular. People forgot why you'd add such a small amount of Rose's to a Kamikaze and so it turned into another name for a Gimlet. Somewhere along the line someone added some triple sec, and you got the new Kamikaze." - Mbanu, Webtender Forum.
[edit] Recipes
[edit] Recipe 1: Cheryl Charming
- 1 1/2 Vodka
- 1/2 Triple Sec
- 1/4 Rose's Lime
Shake with Ice, and strain into Rocks glass.
[edit] Recipe 2: Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail
- 2 oz. Vodka
- 1/2 oz. Triple Sec or Cointreau
- 1/2 Rose's Lime Juice
- 2 Lime wedges
Squeeze lime wedges into a mixing glass and drop them in, add ingredients and ice. Shake well and serve in 4 one ounce shot glasses. Or serve as a cocktail in a chilled martini glass.
