Tuesday, October 19, 2010

King Henry

Vodka is an essential spirit distilled from grains such as sorghum, corn, rye or wheat. Among grain vodkas, rye and wheat vodkas are generally considered superior. Some vodka is made from potatoes, molasses, soybeans, grapes, rice, sugar beets and sometimes even byproducts of oil refining or wood pulp processing.

Vodka owes its popularity to its reputation as an alcoholic beverage that "leaves you breathless", as one ad put it — no smell of liquor remains detectable on the breath, and its neutral flavor allows it to be mixed into a wide variety of drinks.It is traditionally drunk neat in the vodka belt**  and is commonly used in cocktails  and mixed drinks.The purer the vodka, the better it blends with other aromas meaning  VODKA brings out the best in other tastes too.By law, vodka  cannot have a distinctive color, smell, or flavor. It is, in many ways, an essential spirit.
 
**vodka belt — Eastern Europe , Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway  and Sweden.




















King Henry or Chi chi is a Vodka Pinacolada ie you substitute the Rum in a traditional Pinacolada with Vodka and you have a King Henry or Chi Chi

Ingredients:
  1. vodka - 1 part
  2. Pineapple Juice - 3 parts
  3. Coconut cream - 1 part
  4. Sugar - 1 tbsp (add more to taste if you like it sweet)
  5. crushed Ice cubes - 5
Method:
Add all ingredients to a shaker and swirl until sugar is completely dissolved then Shake briefly with the crushed ice, and strain into a glass. Garnish with a slice of pineapple  and serve cold.

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