The Oaks Lily Cocktail is a cocktail I just learned about, but wow is it light, refreshing and delicious.
Now the Oaks Lily is a cocktail designed for the Kentucky Oaks, a female-horse race held each year on the day before the Kentucky Derby. I like to think the drink is sharp, fun and festive, just like femme-lead event itself.
And of course I can’t do anything ~normally~, so my Oaks Lily Cocktail is deconstructed. I first had this style of cocktail as a margarita at a restaurant near me, and wow was I hooked on how fun it was!
A deconstructed cocktail is simply where the mixers/juices are frozen first, then added to the glass in their pre-portioned amounts, and then the liquor is poured over them. This means as the ice melts, the drink dilutes and forms, making every sip different!
However, a deconstructed cocktail on really works if you’re using a liquor you actually want to be tasting. So focus on nice vodkas or mezcals for this, and then it will all make sense!
Deconstructed Oaks Lilly
Equipment
- 1 citrus juicer
Ingredients
- 1 medium lemon
- 1 small lime
- 6 ounces cranberry juice
- 1/2 ounce triple sec
- 2 1/2 ounces vodka
- Club soda as needed
Instructions
- Juice the lemon and lime into a bowl. This should yield at least two ounces of juice. Pour this into two large ice cube molds.
- Divide the cranberry juice and pour into two large ice cube molds.
- Freeze both the citrus juice and the cranberry juice for 6-12 hours.
- When you are ready to serve, add the frozen citrus mix and frozen juice to a shallow glass (such as a lowball). Top with 1/4 ounce of triple sec in each glass, and 1 1/4 ounces of vodka in each glass. Top with club soda so that the ice cubes are covered.
- Serve cold!
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