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Balalaika

Rated as 4.5 out of 5 Stars
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"Vodka and cointreau (a type of orange brandy), with a tart shot of lemon juice, round out this easy Nordic cocktail."
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Ingredients

1 m servings
Original recipe yields 1 servings (1 serving)

Directions

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  1. Pour the vodka and Cointreau in a highball glass with ice. Add enough lemon juice to reach the halfway point of the glass, or to taste. Garnish with a slice of lemon on the outside of glass.
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This is SO SO good. Not over sweet, just the right amount of tart.

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This was pretty good. Surprisingly the cointreau is the dominant flavor, with a sour after taste from the lemon juice. Next time I will try shaking it in a cocktail shaker and straining it into ...

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