Lemon Meringue Martini

So, we finally broke down and bought a bottle of Pinnacle Whipped Vodka. We scoffed at first at all those commercials but they wore us down. Even other vodka brands started getting themselves whipped and fluffed and goodness knows what else. We couldn't take it anymore. So when we were browsing around the liquor store (yes, we are the kind of people who browse in liquor stores) we saw the Pinnacle bottles, noted that they were reasonably priced and put one in our basket. Back home we approached the blue bottle with doubt. But, you know what? It's good. Really good. Sweet but not overly so and not at all artificial tasting which we had assumed it would be. We...um...may have gone through a few more bottles since then...

Because these vodkas are both sweeter and lower in alcohol than traditional vodkas, we've had to recalibrate recipes and also try new ones. There are plenty of Pinnacle recipes out there but we've kind of borrowed bits and pieces from here and there and added our own ideas. This particular cocktail is a good example of how much different the Pinnacle is than a standard vodka. An ounce of lemon juice to two ounces of vodka should be sour as hell but this drink is in perfect balance. And it's yummy, too. Cheers!

Per Serving:
2 oz. Pinnacle Whipped vodka
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 oz. Simple syrup
1 oz. cream or half & half (I actually used fat free half & half)
1 oz. whipped cream topping

Add the vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup and cream to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the whipped cream topping.