Prairie Spirits distills gin, vodka, and cucumber vodka. Their motto “made with respect,” explains their organic farming and distilling policies, and unusually, their liquor doesn’t cost a fortune in the light of these higher standards (a bottle will only run you $20).
Prairie’s Cucumber Vodka is a touch sweet, and like I found with Cathead Honeysuckle, it’s a pleasant, natural, subtle flavor that’s very easily enjoyed on the rocks. Here’s a really refreshing simple cocktail you can make with cucumber vodka, (if you’re not able to find Prairie, just infuse your own).
Green Garden (by Greg Mays)
- with 15 mint leaves in a mixing glass, add:
- 1/2 oz of melon liqueur
- 2 oz of Prairie Cucumber Vodka
- muddle mint in the liquid well
- add ice and stir until very cold
- double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass
- garnish with a mint leaf
I really like cucumber vodka. Until I had Prairie vodka. It is horribly bitter. It tastes like it was made with only the cucumber skin and not the yummy insides. And it costs twice as much as much better flavored vodka.
Mary Carr
And it gave me a headache