Summer Cocktails with a Twist from Robert De Niro

Inspiration for the perfect summer cocktail can be found everywhere in warmer months, but the right spirits to add can be a conundrum. Consider VDKA 6100, co-created by Hollywood tastemaker Robert De Niro, your solution!

Launched in 2014, VDKA 6100 is a premium vodka brand. Clean, light, exceptionally smooth taste with hints of floral and citrus notes, VDKA 6100 is a remarkably silky liquid that is free of gluten, sugar, and lactose for an unparalleled luxury drinking experience. Easy to mix, with a clean finish, VDKA 6100’s taste is unsurpassed.

Capsicum Red Eye

1.5oz VDKA 6100
1oz red bell pepper juice
2 pinch lemon pepper
2 pinch salt
5 drops celery bitters (need to try with celery salt)
.5oz orange juice
3 leaves muddled basil
2oz Tecate beer

Glassware: Martini
Garnish: Basil leaf  and lemon pepper rim
Preparation: Combine all ingredients except the beer, add ice, shake, strain and garnish.

Dark Sparrow 

1.5oz VDKA 6100
1.5oz chardonnay
.75oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
.75oz simple syrup
8 muddled red seedless grapes

Glassware: Rocks or wine glass
Preparation: In a shaker muddle grapes, add ingredients, add ice, shake and pour contents of shaker into a rocks or wine glass.

Passion Grog

2oz VDKA 6100
.75oz Orgeat
.5oz Passion Fruit puree
.5oz orange juice
2 dashes peychaud’s
1oz soda

Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Mint Sprig
Preparation: Combine all ingredients except the soda, add ice, shake, strain, top with soda and garnish

Afternoon Delight

1.5oz VDKA 6100
1oz fresh pineapple juice
.5oz fresh lemon juice
.75oz simple syrup
2 sprigs muddled tarragon
Glassware: Rocks or Martini
Garnish: Tarragon sprig or Edible flower
Preparation: Build in shaker, add ice, shake, strain and garnish

Cheers!

Please drink responsibly.