For unwinding on a lazy weekend afternoon, when driving (or flying) is not in your immediate future.

Ingredients

• 3 oz premium vodka – don’t use junk liquor; you’ll be drinking this almost straight
• splash of plum wine – for an extra dry version of this drink, use a teaspoon; if you’re the kind who likes white zinfandel wine, make that a generous splash
• ice – I use cubes, but that’s because I don’t have patience to wait for the icemaker to crush the ice

Mixing Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a martini shaker (with strainer).
2. Shake for 60 seconds.
3. Pour through strainer into chilled martini glass.

Enjoy.

BTW, in some Japanese restaurants a 50-50 mix of vodka and plum wine served over ice is known as a Samarai. It’s a killer drink and not intended for the designated driver.