Twinkie

Day 280

Twinkie

5 shots out of 5

Happy Day before Thanksgiving!  There's no denying it now, Thanksgiving is tomorrow.  The boys got out of school early today and our oldest has a couple friends over to hang out and have dinner before they go home.  Now, there has been a lot going on in the Twinkie world lately and my friends at Pinnacle had tweeted a recipe for a Twinkie cocktail.  I unfortunately did not have both flavors of vodka in the Pinnacle brand, so I used what I had........hopefully they won't be mad at me.

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  This cocktail grows on you quite quickly.  This cocktail smells amazing for starters.  Since it's mostly vodka, I think I talked myself into thinking that the first sip tasted like vodka.  Each and every sip after that one tasted delicious, sweet and more or less reminded me of a Twinkie!  So if you're feeling nostalgic and you simply can not find a Twinkie at the store (like me), then make yourself one of these and I think you'll definitely be happy!

Here is the recipe for a Twinkie:

• 2 oz whipped vodka
• 1 oz cake vodka
• 1/4 oz simple syrup
• 2-3 drops vanilla extract (I say 2-3 because I am 99% sure I used 3, but if it was 2, I don't want to lie)

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain your cocktail into a martini glass and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to enjoying a Twinkie dessert as a kid and a Twinkie cocktail as an adult!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady