I am in a social club where we show up with new and different drinks. This week's mandatory alcohol is Pinnacle Whipped Vodka. I am not a big vodka drinker (studies have shown vodka increases aggresiveness in males, then again, what alcohol doesn't?) so I would appreciate any ideas or recipes that anyone knows of with this particular vodka. The crazier or more off the wall , the better.
Thanks.

Okay, need to run this idea past you all:
The Orange Whipple Nipple

My thoughts are taking the tried and true jello shot but making a whipped cream-jello dessert. Not too sure if I will be lazy and use Cool Whip or make my own whipped cream. But orange jello made with Pinnacle and a bit of 99 Oranges should give this whipped topping some kick. What do you all think? I will go to the laboratory (my kitchen) and give this a try and report back my findings.

1.) After consuming for over 5 years and now living in close proximity to Hangar One vodka, I am extremely skeptical of chemically-flavored booze. Call me a snob, I live in SF.

2.) In general, I try to keep as much sugar and all artificial/chemically stuff out of my cocktails. If you can manage both, you greatly increase your chances of being functional the next day. I drink with gusto.

3.) What is this social club??? Sounds fantastic!

4.) In the spirit of solidarity, I will stop at BevMo on my way home from work and perform my own experiments with this beverage tonight.

4.) In the spirit of solidarity, I will stop at BevMo on my way home from work and perform my own experiments with this beverage tonight.

That's why you're a good tank. Always trying to take one for the team.

So I also picked up: Peach Schnapps, Creme de Cacao (both light and dark), some Jarritos orange, and a can of whipped cream. This added to my already formidable wall o booze, and I should have some good ideas.

Initial thoughts:

The vodka by itself at room temperature is awful. It tastes like someone dropped some vanilla flavoring into nail polish remover. I didn't finish the shot.


Mixed with equal parts Jarritos (which is just orange soda, really) you get the expected and rather unimaginative creamsicle flavor, but still that chemical burn comes out underneath.

I took it a step further and, inspired by the 'fuzzy handcuffs' cocktail, mixed equal parts of the vodka and peach schnapps over ice, then filled the glass with orange juice. Some whipped cream on top for a flourish. This was pretty tasty, if unimaginative.

WOW!

Irish Cream Car Bomb:


Take a shot of this horrible vodka, pour it into a 3/4 full pint glass filled with Guinness. Drop in a shot of Bailey's and chug.

WOW!


I don't know if that was great or horrible, but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be sick before I even go out tonight.

So the actual 'fuzzy handcuffs' is bourbon, peach schnapps, and OJ. I'm gonna do that next, but instead of substituting the vodka for the bourbon, I'll use BOTH!

So the actual 'fuzzy handcuffs' is bourbon, peach schnapps, and OJ. I'm gonna do that next, but instead of substituting the vodka for the bourbon, I'll use BOTH!

That was a bad idea.

Your ability to document this research for us is very entertaining.

Your ability to document this research for us is very entertaining.

This comes from the industry Bren and I work in, where the golden rules are:

1. Document everything.
2. If you didn't document it, it wasn't done.

This stuff in coffee the next morning is also a bad idea.

I so agree with you about the cloying sweetness of this vodka. I tried your idea with the irish car bomb recipe, I found it hit or miss. Not smooth enough to go down. I know for a fact the other members are toying around with many different variations of the cosmo and martinini. Just not my kind of booze. I thought it was tough to come up with something new and unique for 15 year old single malt scotch (I shed a tear when I found out we were not just drinking this neat).
I have come up with a different approach, I am trying to figure a way to incorporate this sweet vodka with other clear cordials and then flash freeze them with dry ice. I am working this weekend in the lab so why not make use of the dry ice before it evaporates. Anyone have experience with dry ice? While in college, few of my roomates used to make this amazing slushie drink with grain alcohol and dry ice. The coldness used to smooth out the flavor so perfectly you never knew you were drinking grain till blindness set in.

thanks to a blog that i follow, i found another fool using this vodka:

Cake Batter Martinis

1 ounce amaretto
1 1/2 ounces Pinnacle whipped cream vodka
1 1/2 ounces creme de cacao
1/2 ounce Godiva white chocolate liqueur
1 ounce heavy cream
assorted sprinkles (nonpareils work best)
frosting

Using your finger, coat the rim of your glass with frosting – make sure not to miss any spots! Dump sprinkles on a plate and press glass rim into sprinkles, pressing to adhere. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for about 30 seconds. Strain into glass and drink!

Those look delicious!

I have come up with a different approach, I am trying to figure a way to incorporate this sweet vodka with other clear cordials and then flash freeze them with dry ice. I am working this weekend in the lab so why not make use of the dry ice before it evaporates. Anyone have experience with dry ice? While in college, few of my roomates used to make this amazing slushie drink with grain alcohol and dry ice. The coldness used to smooth out the flavor so perfectly you never knew you were drinking grain till blindness set in.

I work with dry ice on a daily basis, and inconceiveably never considered it for a cocktail. A quick search reveals mostly gimmicky attempts at making 'smoky' drinks, but as you said I've found allusion to these flash-frozen slushie type drinks. I'll have to steal a block home and figure this out. I'm also not a fan of having a small chip of dry ice in your drink end up down your throat. Drinking + the ER is not fun.

Cake Batter Martinis

Those look WAY too sweet for my tastes!

Success!






Not nearly as sweet as I had feared- still sweet, but not bad. The frosting rim really -makes the cake- !

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

(i'm drunk)

Those cake batter martinis look really good

Dondoh, we have a project this weekend.

Bren, you are awesome! That is the one I am going to use. I am trying to replicate your presentation, I hope mine come out as well as your look.

Oh my god, why didn't I see this post BEFORE I made it 2/3s through the bottle of Pinnacle that I've been nursing for a month on spiked cocoas?

I love working where I do sometimes...

*walks into lab*
Me: "Hey, you guys have any dry ice"?
Training coordinator: "Yeah, we just got a shipment today".
Me: "Can I have it"?
Training coordinator: "Sure"!

Bren, you are awesome! That is the one I am going to use. I am trying to replicate your presentation, I hope mine come out as well as your look.

I think that whatever this club you are in is, you are now required to enlist our help for each new beverage. This was too much fun!