The Leigh Cocktail
In honor of launching this week and today being National Cocktail Day, it seemed only fitting that I share a recipe that I came up with during the process of creating Studio Leigh, so I obviously named it “The Leigh.”
I am normally pretty basic and either drink Rosé or Prosecco, plain or in mimosa form, but last summer I discovered the Ketel One Botanical Vodka line and started to test out different recipes. I’m pretty big on citrus flavors over here, if you know me personally you know I don’t like coffee, so I count on my caffeine from Crystal Light… yes I said Crystal Light (it’s much cheaper than your coffee, so don’t judge), so when I saw that there was a Peach & Orange Blossom flavor I was in.
I wanted to create a cocktail that was fresh and light, so I took inspiration from some of my favorite elements and flavors in other cocktails and ended up with a pretty good combination.
Ingredients (with very specific measurements):
One medium-sized orange
One shot of Ketel One Botanical Peach & Orange Blossom Vodka
Splash of lemon juice
Splash of lime juice
A little ginger beer
Splash of simple syrup (if it needs a little extra sweetness pending on the fruit that day)
Handful of ice
Steps:
Grab your favorite glass and fill it with ice. (I’m sure it technically isn’t right to start with ice, but I digress.)
Squeeze the whole orange into the glass.
Add a shot of Ketel One Botanical Peach & Orange Blossom Vodka.
Add a splash of both lemon and lime juice.
Top with ginger beer.
Mix and taste! Throw in a little simple syrup if you’d like pending on the sweet to tart ratio.
Enjoy!
Check out our Instagram to see our reel of the Leigh being made and make one for yourself!
