Happy International Women’s Day! This 99-year-old, kind of bogus holiday is a biggie in Russia and other former Soviet Republics, so how better to celebrate it than knocking back vodka cocktails? Today, make your favorite woman a Cuban Lady.

Cuban Lady

2 oz. vodka (no Smirnoff, please)
2/3 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice, pulp strained out
2/3 oz. simple syrup (boil one part water, one part sugar together; let cool)
dash Chambord raspberry liqueur
lemon wedge and sugar, to garnish

First sugar the rim of a chilled cocktail glass by rubbing a lemon wedge around the outside of the rim only and rolling the rim in sugar. Then fill a cocktail shaker completely with ice and add vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake hard 10 to 12 times, or until the outside of the shaker is covered with condensation. Strain into your glass. Pour a dash of Chambord slowly over the back of a spoon into the cocktail. If you pour slowly enough, the red liqueur will form a layer on the bottom of the glass.

Beautiful and intoxicating. Sounds like a woman alright.

Tags: cocktail, holiday, women

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