Yummy Magazine Vol 4 - Nairobi Restaurant Week 2015 | Page 58

MIXOLOGY JUST CRUZING Cruz is to vodka what orange is to fashion. It’s the only accessory a serious A-lister has to have on a night out. With its sleek, slender, opaque bottle stamped with a Celticknot looking logo, it’s easy to see why Cruz Vodka stands out from the rest of the clear-glass, frosty vodka bottles pack. The aura of mystery that surrounds this four-times distilled, charcoal-filtered handcrafted vodka might be just what it takes to make you want to taste it, no matter what you are wearing. Three variations of the Cruz Vodka all with exceptional smoothness are available for instant gratification. Nairobi A-listers can now enjoy the Cruz Vintage Black Premium Vodka, the Cruz Candy Premium Vodka with its cotton candy undertones, the Cruz Caramel Premium Vodka with its melt-in-your-mouth caramelized taste and subtle undertones of vanilla and toffee chocolate. Served at Mercury, Talisman, Brew bistro and Caramel among other places Cruz vodka is also available for purchase at Chandarana, Uchumi and Nakumatt. Passion CRUZ Dawa Instructions: Don’t let the name fool you, this cocktail will not cure you of passion! Quite the opposite in fact. Ideal for the Passion diva. Serves 1 58. Ingredients: Two shots (60ml) Cruz Vintage Black Vodka 20 ml passion syrup 30ml passion juice Half a lime Half a fresh passionfruit One teaspoon of honey Muddle the vodka and lime together and set aside. Pour the passion syrup and passion juice in a cocktail shaker and top up with ice. Add the vodka and lime mixture and shake well. Garnish with a cocktail stirrer dipped in honey and serve.