289760 Mon Jul 08 15:09:32 -0700 2002 8 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1569982 Hooray, my Hangar One Vodkas have just arrived. Does anyone have a special drink recipe to share for the Mandarin Orange Vodka? Thanks. Mon Jul 08 15:09:32 -0700 2002 0 Ciaohound 1 1569984 Orange blends nicely with cranberry, so I'd suggest a Seabreeze (vodka, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice). Just about any citrus-based drink would be good with orange vodka, e.g., vodka Gimlets or Greyhounds. I'll bet it would make a very interesting Bloody Mary. You could try a bastardized version of the Negroni, substituting orange vodka for gin. Orange vodka tonics could be pretty good. Hope this helps. Enjoy! Mon Jul 08 15:37:51 -0700 2002 1569982 0 Tom Hilton 1 1569987 I got this recipe in response to a query I posted some time ago about what to do with Grey Goose orange vodka. I call it an ORANGUTINI and it's now a favorite. Basically, it's an orange vodka martini in which you use White Lillet instead of vermouth. Shake with crushed ice and finish with a twist of orange. It's fabulous. Mon Jul 08 16:07:05 -0700 2002 1569982 0 Louise Z 2 1569994 I've had the ORANGUTINI (a few times, now) and I gotta say, they are good! Mon Jul 08 16:50:08 -0700 2002 1569987 0 lizmc 3 1569997 Call me stupid, but what is White Lillet? Mon Jul 08 16:58:24 -0700 2002 1569994 0 Ciaohound 4 1570004 hey, I just drink 'em. I, myself, had never heard of it until Louise got the recipe from a post, I think in November - couldn't find a link for the post, sorry. i think that its a fortified french wine w/citrus overtones. There's actually a website...which proves once again, everyone but me has a website. I will try to put the link down below. Link: http://www.lillet.fr/english/ Mon Jul 08 17:29:29 -0700 2002 1569997 0 lizmc 4 1570005 It's a French aperitif. See link below. Link: http://www.internetwines.com/rws16287.html Mon Jul 08 17:29:41 -0700 2002 1569997 0 Tom Hilton 1 1570043 I went to the actual distillery in Alemeda to pick up a bottle of Hangar One for my husband. That place is amazing! Walking in the perfume of the place is overpowering. The gentleman behind the tasting counting was so eager to show me all their offerings...giving special thumbs up to their pear brandy. I don't drink, but I couldn't resist the smell and in the end walked away with a bottle of Hangar One, a bottle of pear brandy and framboise brandy. If you like fruite brandy at all, or want them for cooking you've got to get their other stuff. Mon Jul 08 23:58:08 -0700 2002 1569982 0 Wendy Lai 1 1570433 If you can get a few Meyer lemons, try this: two oz. Mandarin vodka, 1 oz. Meyer lemon juice and 1/2 oz. triple sec or curacao (Cointreau if you want to splurge). Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. You can use regular lemons, but you won't get that hint of tangerine that the meyers provide, and you may need more triple sec to balance the extra acid. Fri Jul 12 23:35:58 -0700 2002 1569982 0 Janet A. Zimmerman