Avalon Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 parts Finlandia vodka
    1 part Pisang Ambon liqueur
    6 parts apple juice
    1 1/2 parts lemon juice
    lemonade

Fill a tall glass with ice.

Layer the Finlandia Vodka, lemon and apple juices, Pisang Ambon, and top up with lemonade. Stir slightly and garnish with a spiralled cucumber skin and a red cherry. The cucumber provides zest and looks attractive.

This drink, created by Timo Haimi, took first prize in the 1991 Finlandia Vodka Long Drink Competition.

Cryonic Shock Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 shots Blue Curacao liqueur
    1 shot Stock 84 brandy
    1 shot white rum
    1 shot Metaxa Brandy
    2 shots ouzo anise liqueur
    juice of 1 lemons
    juice of 1 limes
    8 ice cubes

Mix the Blue Curacao, Whisky, Rum, Brandy, Ouzo, Lemon and Lime juices in a blender. Pulse mixture for 2-3 seconds. Add the 8 ice cubes. Pulse for about 20-30 seconds or until desired consistency of ice is achieved.