By: Megan Clark Campus Life Editor
To welcome spring, I asked for a springtime inspired cocktail at Crush. The bartender provided me with a Vodka Collins made with apple flavored vodka.
A Vodka Collins normally consists of vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda, and an orange slice and maraschino cherry as garnish.
It was pretty tart, but refreshing and light, and the alcohol was almost unnoticeable.
While the apple flavored vodka added another dimension to the otherwise one dimensional drink, it also tasted like the fake apple flavor used in Jolly Ranchers, which I didn’t much care for.
If I were to drink it again, I would want to cut the citrusy tartness with a sweet flavored vodka instead of apple, or eat something bready between sips to calm my palate.
Bethany McWhorter, a prior student at WOU, joined me on my excursion. She ordered the Blood Orange off of the menu, which consisted of blood orange vodka, pomegranate liqueur, honey water, and orange juice.
The pulp from the muddled orange provided a nice texture and slight zing that cut through the sweetness of the drink itself. The drink was a fruity concoction that hid its alcohol well.
“It was good, a little sweeter than I expected, but I’d order it again,” said McWhorter.
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