The Next Great Cocktail

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On a cold fall night in October of 2003- as the first signs of a long and cold winter were about to come, a young part time barman was winding his night down after a long day of fighting crime and then slinging drinks. Around this time of thinking about a warm bed and some much needed sleep in walks in two Californians who challenge this tired barman. "Dude I want something fruity and original" says the blond shabby dressed tanned man- I look up and say no worries and precede in my laziness to mix a cosmopolitan. After one sip the American's response was to the point. "Dude I said original!"

Feeling somewhat irked at this point, I decided to rise to the occassion- "Alright you prick" I muttered to myself as I began to look around my well, and towards the vast selection of worldly treats in liquid form. I reached for a bottle of Stoli Raspberry Vodka and as I filled my shaker with ice I poured this nectar of the gods into it and added a splash of Triple sec to add some flavour- I took out a Martini glass and squeezed a lemon wedge into the center and placed it up on the bar. I went back to my shaker and added cranberry juice and then pineapple juice. I capped the shaker and began to do the bartenders jig as I shook the container.

Once I was done with this pagan ritual I strained my new mix over the squeezed lemon into the glass and proudly displayed it to my new found guinea pig.

It was as if the music stopped and people stared as this "surfer dude" took his time tasting it, as I waited for his next smartass comment. And then he looked up and smiled and said " now that is original! What do you call this?

I had a develish grin as I replied "The Russian Retreat". I went on to explain the name, as I wanted to incorporate the Stoli Vodka, and the exotic fruits for which I began to think about a vacation or in other words a "retreat".

And so; as the air got cooler that fall night The Next Great Cocktail was born.

The Russian Retreat

1oz. Stoli Rsaspberry Vodka
.5oz Triple Sec
2oz Cranberry Juice
1oz Pineaplle Juice
1 Lemon Wedge