Purple Haze – the fun vodka drink

BY COLLEEN GRAHAM From The Spruce Eats

The purple haze is a fun and popular mixed drink. It’s an easy one to mix up and there are many recipes for you to try. Whether you’re in the mood for a refreshing highball, a casual lowball, a fancy martini, or a quick shot, there’s a purple haze for you.

Essentially, “purple haze” is a popular name for a great variety purple-colored drinks. Typically, the recipes include vodka with a fruit liqueur and possibly a splash of soda. You can also find recipes that contain absinthe or sambuca and some that resembled a purple Long Island Iced Tea.

Here is one – A Cranberry Purple Haze Recipe

There are not many purple-colored liqueurs in the bar so a little color chemistry is required to get the drink’s signature color. In this recipe, we’ll add a raspberry liqueur like Chambord to cranberry juice to produce a deep purple. The drink is sometimes called the vampire.

This is one of the more pleasant purple haze recipes because it builds on the popular vodka-cranberry base that is the cape codder. The liqueur adds a sweetness that intensifies the drink’s fruitiness. It’s a simple addition that can break up a routine.

This one may be a little too sweet for some tastes and you can instantly make it more refreshing by adding a splash of soda. Ginger ale is the perfect option, though almost any clear soda will do the trick.

What You’ll Need
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce black raspberry liqueur
2 ounces cranberry juice (more or less)

How to Make It
Pour the vodka and black raspberry liqueur into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
Top with cranberry juice.

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