How to Make a Yellow Fever Cocktail

If you enjoy vodka but are sick of the same old vodka and tonics, gimlets, screwdrivers, and martinis, the Yellow Fever is a delicious alternative for keeping you out of the cocktail doldrums. Sweet, tasty, and smooth, the Yellow Fever is a little-known classic that deserves to be one of your go-to vodka recipes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1/4 ounce Galliano
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1/4 ounce lemon juice
• Cocktail shaker and strainer
• Rocks glass
• Ice

1. Add ice to your cocktail shaker, along with the following: 1 1/2 ounces vodka, 1/4 ounce Galliano and 2 ounces pineapple juice.

2. Mix the drink well by giving your shaker a good 6 to 10 count shake.

3. Strain the contents into a cocktail glass that contains crushed ice. The drink is now ready to serve.

Tips & Warnings

• The Yellow Fever isn't terribly strong, so feel free to have two.
• This is a seriously delicious drink, and most who try it love it.
• The drink is sweet and sugary though, so don't overload on them, lest you wake up with a wicked hangover.