Kamikaze
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- SERVINGS: Makes 1 drink
Although its name is often associated with high-octane shots and happy-hour specials, this drink is a classic. Some historians trace its origins to a bar on the American naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, during the late 1940s or early '50s.
- Ice
- 1 1/2 ounces vodka
- 2 teaspoons Cointreau or other triple sec
- 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, Cointreau and lime juice and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.