The Kamikaze cocktail was originally a shooter—a small cocktail served in a shot glass—however, it evolved into a fully-fledged cocktail served in a chilled cocktail glass, like a Martini glass or coupe. The word “kamikaze” is Japanese for “divine wind.” The Kamikaze cocktail recipe contains equal parts vodka, triple sec, and lime (similar to a Margarita, which uses tequila as its base liquor). Sometimes blue Curaçao liqueur is added to this classic cocktail in place of triple sec to turn it into a Blue Kamikaze.
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Kamikaze Cocktail Recipe
makes
1 cocktailprep time
3 mintotal time
3 minIngredients
- 1
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
- 2
Pour in your vodka, triple sec, and lime.
- 3
Shake well.
- 4
Strain into a cocktail glass (a Martini glass is commonly used) and garnish with your fruit.
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