# Kamikaze

A brisk vodka sour sharpened with fresh lime and the dry orange intensity of Cointreau.

Strength: 31% ABV

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Vodka](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/vodka.md)
- 22.5 ml [Cointreau](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cointreau.md)
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)

## Glassware

Cocktail glass

## Garnish

- Lime wheel

## Method

1. Shake all the ingredients with ice until well chilled.
2. Fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

## Related drinks

- [Spicy Mezcal Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/spicy-mezcal-margarita.md): A dry mezcal Margarita with fresh lime, orange liqueur, and a direct green-chilli heat.
- [Mezcal Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mezcal-margarita.md): A bright, smoky Margarita balancing joven mezcal with Cointreau, fresh lime, and optional agave.
- [Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/margarita.md): A bright tequila sour balancing fresh lime with the concentrated orange of Cointreau and a savoury salt rim.
- [Spicy Margarita](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/spicy-margarita.md): A fresh Margarita sharpened with jalapeño heat and the green, citrusy lift of coriander leaf.
- [Beachcomber](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/beachcomber.md): A compact white-rum sour where lime and dry orange liqueur meet enough maraschino to turn a Daiquiri outline floral, nutty, and faintly bitter.
- [White Lady](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/white-lady.md): A gin sour pairing fresh lemon with the orange sweetness of triple sec.
- [Corpse Reviver No. 2](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/corpse-reviver-no-2.md): An equal-parts gin sour combining Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, lemon, and a bracing dash of absinthe.
- [Apple Cart](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/apple-cart.md): A Calvados Sidecar with crisp apple brandy, concentrated orange, and fresh lemon.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/kamikaze
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/kamikaze-66fcd658.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/1087/kamikaze