{"id":2237,"date":"2012-08-02T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T02:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2012-08-02T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T02:04:00","slug":"review-pinky-vodka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=2237","title":{"rendered":"Review – Pinky Vodka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flavored vodkas have been around for a long time.\u00c2\u00a0 Truly good flavored vodkas have been around for a while.\u00c2\u00a0 But unique, truly good flavored vodkas?\u00c2\u00a0 Those are far less common.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the first to pass through my lips was Pinky Vodka.\u00c2\u00a0 Flavored with rose petal, violet and strawberry the first thing you’ll note is that it truly is eponymous.\u00c2\u00a0 The pink hue is natural and not at all overly pink.\u00c2\u00a0 Think light pink rose and you’re there.<\/p>\n

Once the color grabs your interest, the aroma forces you to taste.\u00c2\u00a0 You get floral complexity and fruity sweetness hitting you.\u00c2\u00a0 But, that said, it smells like neither perfume nor fruit smoothie.\u00c2\u00a0 And, now that you’ve been enticed to taste, the flavor holds you for good.\u00c2\u00a0 Like the aroma, the flavors of floral rose and violet combine elegantly with the strawberry fruitiness.\u00c2\u00a0 As you’re reading this, I worry that the flavor you’ll have in your head at this point is that of strawberry candy.\u00c2\u00a0 Cloying, artificial and generally “kiddie” tasting.\u00c2\u00a0 That flavor couldn’t be farther from Pinky.\u00c2\u00a0 Pinky’s strawberry flavor is like that of a fresh summer strawberry.\u00c2\u00a0 Lightly sweet, crisp and refreshing.<\/p>\n

\"Strawberry<\/a><\/p>\n

So, what do you do with Pinky?\u00c2\u00a0 Well, aside from just drinking it straight, as I’m doing right now*, you can mix it with complimentary flavors to make it truly shine.\u00c2\u00a0 I opted to make a Pinky Collins with a freshly muddled Driscoll’s strawberry.\u00c2\u00a0 Now, I can almost hear you saying “nice name drop”.\u00c2\u00a0 And, yes, it is.\u00c2\u00a0 But it’s more than that.\u00c2\u00a0 I like Driscoll’s berries for cocktails because they’re accessible to nearly everyone.\u00c2\u00a0 Sure, a lot of us can get farm fresh berries in the middle of the summer and we certainly should. But what about in October? January?\u00c2\u00a0 I think you get my point.\u00c2\u00a0 Driscoll’s are just there, super tasty and ready whenever you are.<\/p>\n

Pinky Collins<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1 Driscoll's Strawberry<\/strong>\r\n2 oz Pinky Vodka<\/strong>\r\n1 oz Lemon Juice<\/strong>\r\n1\/2 oz Simple Syrup<\/strong>\r\nClub Soda<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Slice strawberry and muddle well<\/strong>\r\n2) Add vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup<\/strong>\r\n3) Stir a bit and add ice<\/strong>\r\n4) Top with soda water<\/strong><\/pre>\n
You’re going to note that this cocktail is simply a Vodka Collins with added strawberry and that’s exactly what I wanted.\u00c2\u00a0 Keeping it super simple lets the Pinky be the star.\u00c2\u00a0 This drink is perfect for hot summer days.\u00c2\u00a0 You get a light touch of fruitiness, the floral flavors of the Pinky aren’t masked and the overall drink isn’t overly sweet.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve served this to a number of people now and, to a glass, every one asked for another.\u00c2\u00a0 Usually in rather close succession to the first.<\/p>\n
*I love it when I’m excited enough about a spirit to just keep sipping my tasting sample until it’s gone.<\/p>\n
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\u00e2\u20ac\u00a0 The product reviewed here was provided to me as a free sample. If you’re wondering what that means check out my sample policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Flavored vodkas have been around for a long time.\u00c2\u00a0 Truly good flavored vodkas have been around for a while.\u00c2\u00a0 But unique, truly good flavored vodkas?\u00c2\u00a0 Those are far less common.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the first to pass through my lips was Pinky Vodka.\u00c2\u00a0 Flavored with rose petal, violet and strawberry the first thing you’ll note is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,36],"tags":[10,207,53],"class_list":["post-2237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-review","tag-recipe","tag-review","tag-vodka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2239,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions\/2239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}