First Fruit: Celebrate the season with a Vodka Mango Lassi

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First Fruit: Celebrate the season with a Vodka Mango Lassi

Each spring, fruit lovers eagerly await the first crop of Indian mangoes to hit local markets. Though this superfruit is grown all over the world, enthusiasts favor the varieties that hail from India, where the sacred mango's arrival creates a fever pitch.

The Vodka Mango Lassi
Makes 1 drink

Ice
1 1/2 ounces vodka (try ABSOLUT Mango vodka)
1 ounce whole-milk yogurt
1 ounce one-percent milk
1/2 ounce canned mango pulp (such as Ratna Alphonso brand)
1/2 ounce honey syrup (1 part honey dissolved in 1 part warm water)
2 dashes Regan's Orange Bitters
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated cinnamon
Rose water

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, yogurt, milk, mango pulp, honey syrup, bitters and cinnamon. Shake vigorously and strain into a highball glass. Add 1 large ice cube and top with 3 spritzes (or 1 drop) of rose water.

First Fruit: Celebrate the season with a Vodka Mango Lassi

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