Vodka Fruit Cup
A bubbly, spicy and sweet cocktail ∙ Build ∙ 2 min ∙ 10.7% ABV ∙
The Vodka Fruit Cup is a long built cocktail of vodka, orange curaçao, and sweet vermouth topped with ginger ale and cola over ice.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Pour all ingredients into the glass: Vodka 25 mlOrange curaçao liqueur 25 mlRosso vermouth 25 mlAngostura aromatic bitters 2 dashes (opt.)Ginger ale 50 mlCola 50 ml
- Half fill the glass with ice
- Add a citrus slice and a couple of mint leaves from garnish
- Fill to the brim with ice
- Garnish with lemon slices, orange slices, strawberries and mint sprigs
- Note: Can be scaled up and served from a punch bowl or a large pitcher
Tips
- Half fill the glass with ice, tuck in a citrus slice and a few mint leaves, then fill to the brim so the garnish is held through the drink.
History
The Vodka Fruit Cup is a modern take on the English fruit cup. Where the traditional fruit cup uses gin, it swaps in vodka as the base while keeping the long, lightly fizzy, fruit-and-herb structure of the style.
Fruit Cup is the umbrella name for a traditional English category of drinks combining a base spirit, fruit, herbs, and a sparkling mixer, best known through Pimm's, invented in the 1840s by James Pimm, an oyster bar owner in London. Pimm's was later sold in several numbered variants on different base spirits, a format echoed by newer fruit cups such as the Bourbon Fruit Cup, created in London in 2017.
FAQ
What are the ingredients in the Vodka Fruit Cup?
25 ml each of vodka, orange curaçao and sweet (rosso) vermouth, topped with 50 ml each of ginger ale and cola. Two dashes of Angostura bitters are optional.
How do you make fruit cups for a party?
The recipe scales up to a punch bowl or large pitcher: build the same ingredients over ice and finish with lemon, orange, strawberry, and mint so guests can help themselves.
