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With a flavor that’s both smooth and clean, enjoy King St. on the rocks, in your favorite drink or as part of a bold new concoction. Shake up your cocktail game with some of our favorite recipes.
Vegan White Russian
Backstory
The smoothest White Russians call for vodka made with alkaline water (and a vegan twist).
Recipe
Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add 2 oz. King St Vodka and 1 oz. coffee liqueur and give it a quick swirl or two to mix. Top with a generous splash of coconut milk and serve with a garnish of crushed peppermint. Stir together if you desire.
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Matcha Green
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Looking for the ultimate Halloween cocktail? In a shaker add vodka, lime juice, matcha, honey syrup and apple cider. Add ice and shake. Double strain over a small piece of ice into the final glass. Optional, top with soda water. **Dry ice should never be consumed, wait until the dry ice has fully evaporated.
Recipe
1.5 oz King St. Vodka
¾ oz Lime Juice
1 Bar spoon Matcha
¾ oz Honey Syrup
2 oz Apple Cider
Top with Soda Water, optional
Dry Ice**
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Beauty Aura Spicy Vodka Tonic
Backstory
Muddle cucumber & jalapeño with lime juice. Add Beauty Aura & King St Vodka. Add ice and shake for 30 seconds. Strain into a final glass filled with ice. Top with tonic. Garnish with a fresh lime wheel and mint.
Recipe
1.5 oz King St Vodka
1 Scoop Beauty Aura
2 jalapeño slices
2-3 cucumber slices
Ice shake
Top with tonic
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Brain Flow Shaken Iced Coffee
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Combine water, sugar and lavender into a medium sized pot. Put on medium high heat and bring to a boil until sugar dissolves. Let steep for 10-15 minutes. Once cooled, strain. In a cocktail shaker add espresso, lavender syrup, brain flow, and vodka. Add ice and shake. Strain into a glass with ice and top with frothed oat milk or favorite dairy/dairy alternative.
Recipe
1.5 oz King St. Vodka
1 Scoop Brain Flow
2 oz Espresso
¾ oz Lavender Syrup (½ Cup Monkfruit Gold Sugar, ½ Cup Water, 1 Tbsp Dried Lavender)
Oat Milk
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Orange Campari Vodka
Backstory
After a dry shake, add ice and shake again to chill the cocktail and further strengthen the foam. A dry shake is when you first shake all of the cocktail ingredients without ice to fully incorporate the egg white or aquafaba into the cocktail. And there you have it, one of Kate's favorite cocktails.
Recipe
3 oz fresh squeezed OJ
1 1/2 oz King St Vodka
1 oz Campari
1/2 large lemon, squeezed
1 egg white (option to use 2 tablespoons of aquafaba instead for a vegan version)
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With Love, From Greece
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Shake with ice and pour into your favorite cocktail glass for the best sip you'll have on vacation. Just ask Kate-- this strawberry lime vodka cocktail is one for the books.
Recipe
50ml King St. Vodka
25ml homemade falernum syrup
25ml fresh lime juice
75ml strawberry purée
40ml passion fruit purée
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Táche Espresso Martini
Backstory
Shake and pour into a chilled martini glass for the sip of a lifetime.
Recipe
2 parts vodka
1 part Kahlua
1 shot espresso
1 part Táche
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Holiday Vodka Cranberry
Backstory
In a cocktail shaker with ice add King St. Vodka, Aperol, Cranberry juice, Lemon juice, and simple syrup.
Shake for 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled glass.
Top with sparkling water.
Garnish with frozen cranberries!
Recipe
2oz King St. Vodka
1oz Aperol
2oz Cranberry Juice
1oz Lemon Juice
1/2oz Cinnamon Orange Simple Syrup
Sparkling Water
Ice
For garnish; Frozen Cranberries
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Apple Pear Cider Spritz
Backstory
Hosting the holidays? We've got you covered.
Recipe
2oz King St. Vodka
1oz Pear Juice
1oz Apple Cider
1/2oz Honey
Sparkling Water
Ice
For garnish; Pear slice, cinnamon stick, star anise
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Blossom Buddy
Backstory
No green thumbs needed to shake up this sparkling elixir. A botanical bouquet of aromatic lavender and sweet blueberries to make your tastebuds swoon. Top it off with a dash of sparkling wine for the full fizzy effect.
Recipe
Ingredients:
1 ½ tablespoons ripe blueberries
Pinch of dried lavender
1 oz lemon juice
¾ oz simple syrup
2 oz King St. Vodka
Sparking wine to top the cocktail
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Cinnamon Apple Smash
Backstory
You won’t find autumn on the apple orchard, but you will find it in this cocktail. Refreshingly zesty, deliciously warm, the taste of fall isn’t pumpkin spice, it’s a Cinnamon Apple Smash.
Recipe
1.5oz King St. Vodka
3/4oz Fall Spiced Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
Half an Orange, Juiced
Sparkling Apple Cider
Ice
Method: In a cocktail shaker add King St. Vodka, Brown Sugar Simple Syrup, and Ice. Squeeze half an orange into a cocktail shaker. Shake for 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass. Top with Sparkling Apple Cider. Optional: Add dry ice to the cocktail for a spooky effect.
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Summer’s Eve
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The sun never sets on a perfect evening when you have this berry blend in hand. Sour raspberries mixed with smooth vodka for an après beach twist on a timeless martini favorite.
Recipe
3 ripe raspberries
2 oz. King St. Vodka
½ oz. dry vermouth
Muddle 3 ripe raspberries, add 2 oz King St. vodka, 1/2 oz dry vermouth and shake with ice. Serve in a chilled martini glass. Optional: add 1 dash lemon or berry bitters before shaking.
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Secret Admirer
Backstory
You could wait around for a secret someone to send flowers and love letters, or you could get your thrill from this cocktail. A luring combination of rosewater, lemon and vodka with just the right amount of heat to leave you tingling with excitement and thirsting for more.
Recipe
1 slice ginger
1 oz. lemon juice
1 slice red chili pepper
1 oz simple syrup
2-3 drops of rosewater
2 oz. King St. Vodka
Muddle 1 slice ginger, add 1 oz lemon juice, 1 slice red chili pepper (without the seeds for less heat), 1 oz simple syrup, 2-3 drops of rosewater (depending on taste preference), 2 oz King St. vodka and shake with ice. Serve over ice.
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Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade
Backstory
How do we take our tea? In a King St cocktail, of course. Forget the finger sandwiches and reach for this Earl Grey upgrade. A soothingly refreshing and smooth blend of King St, Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, and Lemonade to take tea time to the next level.
Recipe
1.5oz King St. Vodka
1/2oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
1/2 Cup Lemonade
1/4 Cup Butterfly Pea Flower Tea
In your glass filled with ice add King St. Vodka, simple syrup, and butterfly pea flower tea.
Add the lemonade and watch the magic happen!
Stir to combine and garnish with a lemon wheel and rosemary sprig.
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Sparkling Madras
Backstory
Is it just us or does orange juice taste even BETTER with vodka? We teamed up with Natalie's Juice for this delicious and refreshing sparkling madras recipe that will have you begging for more.
Recipe
4 oz Cranberry Juice
1 oz Natalie’s Orange Juice
1.5 oz King St. Vodka
Top with club soda and lime slices, as a garnish
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Espresso Martini
Backstory
Coffee is to 4pm what The Espresso Martini is to aprés dinner. It’s that necessary luxury that quenches your thirst for a heavy sigh and a re-energizing zing. We may have stolen the recipe from Kate’s bar, but it’s become a regular at ours.
Recipe
1 1/2 oz. King St. vodka
1 oz. single-origin finest quality espresso
3/4 oz. premium coffee liqueur
1 pinch of salt
Garnish: espresso bean
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Cucumber Lemon Refresher
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Cucumber sometimes gets a bad rep — sandwiches, eye covers, salad fillers — but we’d argue that it’s the number 1 cocktail underdog. This jazzy spritz isn't a mojito, but it is fit for a beach towel and tan. (pro tip: blend with ice to kick it up a notch)
Recipe
½ cup cucumber chopped in small pieces
¼ cup fresh mint leaves
4 oz King St. vodka
2 cups lemonade
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Moscow Mule
Backstory
Here you were thinking the copper cup was the star of this cocktail show. Wake up and smell the vodka. The proof is in the, well, proof. Make with King St and then call us back.
Recipe
1.5 oz. King St. vodka
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
2 oz. ginger beer
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Kate’s Dirty Vodka Martini
Backstory
A fresh take on a classic, just the way Kate likes it. Dirty, not filthy.
Recipe
3 oz. King St Vodka
1 oz. Olive Brine
Dash of Dry Vermouth
Ingredients
3 oz. King St Vodka
1 oz. Olive Brine
Dash of Dry Vermouth
DIRECTIONS
Shake all ingredients with ice and finely strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with olives.
Muddled Blackberry Vodka & Tonic
Backstory
Muddled blackberries add a sweet spin to the standard vodka tonic. Great for serving at dinner parties or enjoying solo after a long day.
Recipe
1.5 oz King Street Vodka
5 Blackberries, muddled
Tonic
Juice of a lime wedge
1 Sprig of rosemary
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Basil Vodka Gimlet
Backstory
An Italian twist on the original gimlet, typically made with 2 parts gin, 1 part lime juice. Swap out the gin and add some basil - you have yourself a refreshing cocktail that’s smooth on the palate.
Recipe
2 oz Basil-infused King St. Vodka
1 oz Simple syrup
¾ oz Fresh lime juice
Fresh basil leaves, for garnish
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Ginger Peach Mule
Backstory
Sweet, but not too sweet. Adding peach puree to a classic mule is the perfect way to give this popular libation a summertime feel.
Recipe
Recipe Serves 4
6 oz. King St. Vodka
3 Large ripe peaches, pureed
1 in. Fresh ginger root peeled
¼ cup Fresh lemon juice
2 cups Ginger beer soda
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Pomegranate Sour
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A hint of sour, and a hint of sweet. Mix pomegranate and grapefruit for the perfect party drink: bright, spiced and oh so festive.
Recipe
1.5 oz of King St. Vodka
.25 oz Cointreau
2 oz Fresh pomegranate
.5 ox Lemon juice
.5 oz Pineapple juice
.5 oz Brown sugar syrup (Demerara)
Shake in mixing tin with orange slices
Pour into tumbler with over fresh ice garnish with dehydrated oranges/ pomegranate seeds
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