Highballs and long drinks · Vodka
Tall, pale pink and bone dry, this is a vodka soda with a small twist. The cranberry adds colour and a tart hint, the lime keeps it fresh, and there is almost no sugar in the glass.
1¾ oz
vodkae.g. Absolut · Smirnoff · Grey Goose · Ketel One · Belvedere
4 oz
soda water well chilled
½ oz
cranberry juice a splash
Garnish: Lime wedge · Ice: Ice cubes
Rose Kennedy
Dry and crisp with a faint tart cranberry note and fresh lime. Light and very refreshing.
The Rose Kennedy is a simple American highball, and its name is usually explained as a tribute to Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the matriarch of the Kennedy family and mother of President John F. Kennedy. There is no reliable record of who first mixed it or named it, and the drink has little history beyond its popularity in American bars as a light, low-sugar option.
In practice it is a vodka soda with a splash of cranberry juice, a close relative of the Cape Codder (vodka and cranberry) but much drier and lighter. Its appeal lies in exactly that: a long drink that is refreshing and not sweet, with a pretty pink tint.
Vodka, soda water and a splash of cranberry juice, served over ice with lime.
It is usually said to be named after Rose Kennedy, the mother of John F. Kennedy, though its origin is not documented.
Yes, relatively: vodka and soda contain no sugar, so only the splash of cranberry juice adds a little.
The perfect sound
A light, polished afternoon on the New England coast.
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