One Slinky Cocktail

Description:

One Slinky Cocktail

Ingredients:

I took one look at this cocktail at the Fancy Food Show in San Diego and fell in love. Dreamed up by a company called Wild Hibiscus, these gorgeous flowers are preserved in a delicious syrup that tastes like ripe raspberries with a nice hint of tartness. Here in the San Francisco area, they can be purchased at Whole Foods in the wine section. Hand one of these to your Valentine for a perfect start to the evening...

Prepare:

- 4 ounces premium vodka
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons hibiscus syrup (from Wild Hibiscus)
- dash cranberry juice
- dash Cointreau

How to Serve:

In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients and fill to halfway with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into two chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a hibiscus flower skewered with an elegant chopstick or other skewer. Enjoy immediately.