Strawberry Shortcake Cream Soda (with Alcohol)
A very strong summer drink made with strawberries, mint, simple syrup, vodka, Gran Marnier, Chambord, soda water, and whipped cream.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Strawberries, sliced
- 10 Mint leaves, torn save a sprig for garnish
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 oz Boiling hot water
- 1 oz Simple syrup
- 1/2 oz Gran Marnier
- 1 oz Chambord
- 1½ oz Vodka
- Ice
- 4 oz Soda water see note
- 1/4 cup Heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- splash Chambord
- Mint for garnish
- 1 Strawberry for garnish
- 2 1" cubed pieces Scone or pound cake for garnish
Instructions
- Muddle strawberries, mint leaves, and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Pour hot water over it and cover for five minutes.
- While strawberries steep, whip heavy cream with sugar and a splash of Chambord (or vanilla, if you prefer). Whip until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- When strawberries are done steeping, pour in simple syrup, Gran Marnier, Chambord, Vodka, and add ice. Re-cover and shake for 30 seconds.
- Strain into a milkshake glass (it may be easier to strain with a small cocktail strainer as the strawberries might clog the cocktail strainer holes) until all of the juice is in the glass.
- Pour soda water* over the juice. The soda should be about an inch and a half below the milkshake glass top. Spoon the whipped cream over it. Insert a straw and garnish with a mint leaf and a scone-strawberry skewer.
Notes
This is already quite a strong drink, but if you were looking to fortify it, you could use rose champagne instead of soda water. I have not tried it before, but I imagine it could be nice.