Kamikaze
The Quirky Foodster Team
Rocks glass or shot glass
Glass
Lime wheel
Garnish
Ingredients
- Vodka — 30 ml (1 oz)
- Cointreau — 30 ml (1 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 30 ml (1 oz)
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a rocks glass over ice, or serve as a chilled shot.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Description: A sharp, equal-parts vodka sour that can be served as a full cocktail or a chilled shot.
Cultural Background: Rose to popularity in the 1970s-80s American bar scene as an easy-to-remember equal-parts formula.
Tips: Equal parts makes this drink trivially easy to scale for a group.
Variations: Served without ice as a shot, it's simply called a "Kamikaze shot."
Serving Suggestion: Serve over ice as a cocktail, or chilled with no ice as a shot.
Nutrition: Approx. 155 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Cocktail or shot?
A: Both are common — the same recipe works either way depending on how it's served.
- Vodka — 30 ml (1 oz)
- Cointreau — 30 ml (1 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 30 ml (1 oz)
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