Cocktails with Vanilla vodka
Vanilla vodka is vodka flavored with vanilla: it smells sweet, but most bottles are dry.
ABV35–40%
Substitutes for Vanilla vodka
Vodka with extract
Vanilla vodka carries almost no sugar. Plain vodka with a few drops of vanilla extract per 50 ml comes close.
If the drink calls for sugar syrup, use vanilla syrup in its place to bring the vanilla back.
Half the strength and far sweeter (about 180 g of sugar per liter). Replace only part of the vodka with it and cut any syrup.
Storage
Of the flavored vodkas this is the durable one. Vanillin is a stable compound, so an opened bottle keeps its character far longer than a citrus or berry vodka will. Ordinary shelf storage, closed, out of the sun.
