Drink Recipes for Episode #34: Caffeinated Culinarian and Yelp If You Need Me

This week on The Vodka Press podcast, we revisited issues women chefs face *and* we also discussed the effectiveness and influence of Yelp.

To cut some of the "heat" from the kitchen - and the kitchen conversation - I'm recommending two frozen cocktails: Caffeinated Culinarian and Yelp If You Need Me.


Caffeinated Culinarian

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3.5 oz Frozen coffee concentrate (like Trader Joe's Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate)
• Drizzle of cinnamon & clove simple syrup*
• 1 cup Ice

*To make the cinnamon & clove simple syrup: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add in 1 cup of light brown sugar and stir constantly, until it is completely dissolved. Next add in 1 cinnamon stick and 2 cloves, then let the syrup simmer for 7 minutes. Remove the syrup from the heat and allow it to cool. Once cooled, use a sieve to strain the cinnamon stick and cloves from the syrup. Pour the now-strained syrup into a bottle or airtight container and refrigerate it. Stored like that, the simple syrup can be kept and used for up to 14 days.


Yelp If You Need Me

• 0.75 oz Hazelnut liqueur
• 0.75 oz Stoli® Salted Karamel
• 4 oz Frozen coffee concentrate (like Trader Joe's Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate)
• 1 cup Ice

To make either drink: Combine the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour and serve in a chilled glass.