Recipe: The Ex Cocktail

A citrusy cocktail that will make you swoon.

This sour, sweet, citrusy cocktail makes a one-day only appearance at the Lamplight Lounge in Disneyland for Valentine’s Day. So, if you can’t make it to Anaheim to try the cocktail — or its two other counterparts — on February 14, here’s an easy recipe to recreate it at home.

The Ex

Yields 2 cocktails

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces citrus vodka

• 1 cup lemonade

• ½ ounce agave nectar or simple syrup

• 1 dash aromatic bitters

• Blackberries, for garnish

Directions:

1. In a cocktail shaker, add vodka, lemonade, agave nectar/simple syrup, and bitters. Shake to combine.

2. Strain cocktail into two prepared cocktail glasses, top with blackberries, and enjoy! 

Takeaway: 

This is essentially a glorified vodka lemonade, but it’s still delicious. I wasn’t really getting the sour notes, so I would probably omit the simple syrup next time and maybe even muddle the blackberries to give me more of a punch. All in all, it’s an easy drink to make with ingredients you probably already have on hand, which likely makes it the simplest choice of the three from the A Toast to Love Flight. 

Get the recipes for the other two cocktails: The Flame and The Love That Lasts a Lifetime