Thirsty Thursday: Mardi Gras Edition!

Hey gang!  It’s the return of Thirsty Thursday!!!  And with Mardi Gras coming up next week, I’ve got the perfect cocktail for you!

This is the King Zulu; I snagged the recipe from Cannata’s stock pile of recipes for King Cake Vodka.

Oh yes… King. Cake. Vodka.

Lucky Player also makes a King Cake vodka, but it’s about $29/bottle…whereas Taaka is only $7, and from what I hear tastes exactly the same.  It’s a combination of almond, cinnamon & vanilla.  VERY tasty stuff, but with just a lil’ bit of a burn.

The Zulu parade is noted for their tradition of tossing coconuts to the parade watchers, so this recipe pulls in a delectable layer of coconut flavor, which pairs perfectly with lime juice, pineapple, and the King Cake vodka!

INGREDIENTS:

Purple colored sugar (mix about a 1/4 of a cup of sugar with 3 drops each of red & blue food coloring, and toss to mix)

lime juice (for making the sugar stick to the glass)

2 oz King Cake Vodka

2 oz Pineapple juice

0.5 oz Coconut syrup

1 oz lime juice

sparkling wine or club soda

Lime & Pineapple to garnish

 

DIRECTIONS:

Combine the vodka, pineapple juice, cocnut syrup, and lime juice in a glass with ice and mix to chill. 

Dip the rim of a glass in lime juice, then dip into the colored sugar.  Add ice to the glass, and then pour the cocktail into the glass.  Top with the soda/sparkling wine.  Garnish with the pineapple & lime wedge.

Purple, gold & green!  The perfect Mardi Gras cocktail!