Cocktails That Don’t Stink

FHM picks 14 cocktails that are smell-free (well almost) and are safe to be consumed during office hours.

Cocktails by IICE Vodka and Vaibhav Uniyal, Bakstage, Rock Pub, Kolkata

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Atom Watermelon

• 30ml Vodka
• 15ml Sugar Syrup
• 15ml Lime Juice
• 60ml Fresh Watermelon

Prepare basic sugar-water syrup. Add to this, the lime juice and stir vigorously. Top it with vodka and the watermelon juice. Mix well and serve. The fruity flavour of watermelon ensures that you don’t have to hide your breath in office.

Strawberry Bomb

• 30ml Vodka
• 60ml Strawberry Schnapps
• 15ml Sugar Syrup
• 60ml Soda

To the sugar-water syrup, mix all ingredients along with lots of crushed ice, and just sip. Simple and refreshing. The bubblegumy nature of the drink will keep your breath fresh 9 to 5.

Ginger

• 30ml Vodka
• 3 tbsp Ginger Syrup
• 1/4 cup Lemon Juice

Add all the ingredients to a shaker filled with ice, shake and strain in a cocktail glass. Rim the glass with sugar if you like and serve. The aroma and taste of ginger balances out the taste of vodka.

Grape Ape

• 30ml Vodka
• 30ml Cranberry Juice
• 15ml Black Grape Puree
• 45ml grape juice

Mix the vodka with all the juices and puree, shake well with crushed ice and serve chilled with a lime and some mint leaves on top. A mix of fruit juices ensures that your breath remains fresh and summery always.

Berry Blast

• 30ml Orange Vodka
• 15ml Cranberry Juice
• 15ml Strawberry Puree
• 15ml Raspberry Puree
• 30ml Blueberry Puree
• 15ml Cream
• 5ml Lemon Juice

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and shake. Then double strain into a glass and top with fresh berries. The sweetness of the juices against the citrus of the lemon cuts across the smell of vodka.

Mango Creamy Buster

• 30ml Vodka
• 60ml Mango Juice
• 30ml Club Soda
• 30ml Mango Ice-cream

Mix vodka, mango juice, soda and ice-cream in a shaker, mix well and serve. This is a great drink for the summers with the alcohol content low enough to not linger on your breath.

Splash

• 30ml Green Apple Vodka
• 30ml Coconut Water
• 60ml Apple Juice
• Lemon Syrup
• Pineapple Slice

Pour everything, minus the pineapple slice, into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes, shake well, garnish with pineapple and serve. Flavoured vodkas tend to smell a lot less.

The Sunrise

• 30ml Orange Vodka
• 40ml Orange Juice
• 40ml Club Soda

Mix everything, stir well and serve. The orange overpowers the smell of the vodka.

Mimosa

• 100ml Champagne
• 100ml Orange Juice
• 15ml Lime Juice
• 60ml Fresh Watermelon

Pour the orange juice into the glass followed by the Champagne. The lime helps the cocktail get rid of the smell of alcohol.

Bellini

• 30ml fresh peach puree
• 30ml Sparkling Wine
• 100ml vodka

Pour the peach puree over the vodka and serve chilled. No need to garnish. The flavour of peach puree overpowers the smell of vodka.

Kir Royale

• 30ml Crème de cassis
• 100ml Champagne/ Sparkling wine

Pour the champagne over the peg of Crème de cassis and garnish with marachino cherry. The cream doesn’t make your mouth stink

Watermelon and mint martini

• 60ml Vodka
• Watermelon Chunks
• 6 Mint Sprigs
• 10ml Lime Juice
• 10ml Sugar Syrup

Muddle watermelon with lime juice and strain into cocktail shaker. Then mix the sugar syrup and vodka in the cocktail shaker. Add mint and ice to it and shake well. Double strain in chilled cocktail glass and serve. Made with vodka the mint overpowers the alcohol odour.

Grape Caiprioska

• 60ml Vodka
• 6 Red Grapes
• Grape Juice
• 3 Lime Wedges
• 1 tsp Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Cracked Ice

Muddle lime with sugar and grape, add cracked ice till top of the glass, pour vodka and splash of grape juice; stir well and add some more ice; garnish with three grapes and serve. The grapes and lime dilute the alcohol percentage of the drink, thus making it smell less.

Melon Mojito

• 60ml Vodka
• 15ml Lime Juice
• 6 Mint Sprigs
• 1 tsp Brown Sugar
• Sprite
• 2 cups Cracked Ice

Muddle mint with sugar & lime juice, add melon balls and ice till top and then add vodka and stir it and then a splash of Sprite. The melons make it non-smelly.

From the August 2013 issue of FHM India.