{"id":18651,"date":"2021-10-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=18651"},"modified":"2021-11-15T17:04:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T17:04:57","slug":"vodka-martinis-with-a-difference-for-bonfire-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/vodka-martinis-with-a-difference-for-bonfire-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Vodka Martinis with a difference for Bonfire Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">If you are gathering around the bonfire for 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November, make it an evening to remember with these two martinis from Holy Grass Vodka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The Toffee Appletini and the Pumpkin Spiced Espresso Martini both benefit from this award-winning vodka, made by Dunnet Bay Distillers in the UK mainland&#8217;s most northerly distillery. This eco-friendly company forages for many of its botanicals, including Holy Grass which lends it name and distinctive taste notes to the spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" src=\"https:\/\/collateral.prmax.co.uk\/collateral\/186255.jpg\" alt=\"A picture containing wine, indoor, half, alcoholDescription automatically generated\" width=\"276\" height=\"276\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The Toffee Appletini<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This cocktail has all the f<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">lavours of a toffee apple. The Frangelico adds an optional nutty element. The bottles of caramel syrup made for flavouring coffee work perfectly f<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">or this recipe.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">50ml Holy Grass vodka<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">10ml caramel syrup<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">50ml good apple juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">10ml Frangelico hazelnut liqueur<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">martini glass. Garnish with an apple slice and enjoy with a sparkler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The Pumpkin Espresso Martini<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/collateral.prmax.co.uk\/collateral\/186256.jpg\" alt=\"A glass of alcohol next to a bottle of alcoholDescription automatically generated with low confidence\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This delicious seasonal cocktail is a showcase for Holy Grass Coffee Vodka. Either make your own spiced pumpkin syrup (a recipe is below) but if you&#8217;re short of time, you can buy it online. The leftover syrup can be chilled in a sterilised jar and used in cups of coffee, and also drizzled over ice cream or pancakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">50ml Holy Grass Coffee Vodka<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">20ml Kahlua<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">25ml pumpkin spice syrup (or more to taste)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">50ml strong espresso coffee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>For the pumpkin syrup,<\/strong>\u00a0if using homemade syrup:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">200g golden caster sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">50g light brown soft sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">1 tsp vanilla extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">1 tsp ground cinnamon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00bc tsp ground cloves<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">2 tsp ground ginger<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">grating of nutmeg<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">200g canned pumpkin pur\u00e9e<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_ListParagraph\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">125 ml water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Place all the ingredients in a saucepan over a medium heat and simmer for 10 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Where to buy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk\/shop\/holy-grass-vodka\/\">To buy Holy Grass Vodkas visit\u00a0 here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Protected by Outlook: https:\/\/www.dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk\/shop\/holy-grass-vodka-cold-brew-coffee-edition\/. Click or tap to follow the link.\" href=\"https:\/\/dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk\/shop\/holy-grass-vodka-cold-brew-coffee-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" auth=\"Verified\" linkindex=\"2\">www.dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk\/shop\/holy-grass-vodka-cold-brew-coffee-edition\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Tasting notes and pricing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Holy Grass Vodka<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Delicate and fresh with a creamy smooth finish, Holy Grass Vodka is a celebration of local produce and botanicals. The spirit is infused with a carefully crafted vapour of cinnamon and Highland apple juice, to complement the sweetness of the Holy Grass, the hero botanical\u00a0<em>Anthoxanthum nitens<\/em>. This grass is a delicate, sweet-scented grass also known as Bison Grass or Sweet Grass. NO wonder they say it \u2018for the sweet spirited&#8217; amongst us.\u00a0<em>41.5% Alc Vol. &#8211; 700ml priced at<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00a334.00<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Old Brew Coffee Holy Grass Vodka<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">This blends vodka with coffee to create a velvety smooth coffee edition with\u00a0 hints of smoke, caramel, vanilla, and cocoa. It features ethically sourced coffee from farms across the globe roasted by\u00a0 Ovenbirds in Glasgow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>41.5% Alc Vol. &#8211; 700ml priced at<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00a334.00<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are gathering around the bonfire for 5th\u00a0November, make it an evening to remember with these two martinis from Holy Grass Vodka. The Toffee Appletini and the Pumpkin Spiced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3480,3482,3484,287],"tags":[61,3452,3453,2975,2446],"class_list":["post-18651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktail-recipes","category-drink","category-drinks-reviews","category-recipes","tag-cocktails","tag-holy-grass-coffee-vodka","tag-holy-grass-vodka","tag-recipe","tag-vodka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18651"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26973,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18651\/revisions\/26973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}