| Cocktail | |
|---|---|
 The woo woo cocktail | |
| Type | Mixed drink |
| Served | On the rocks: poured over ice |
| Standard garnish | Lime Wedge |
| Standard drinkware |  |
| Commonly used ingredients |
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| Preparation | Build all ingredients in a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime wedge. |
A woo woo (also called teeny weeny woo woo)[1][2] is an alcoholic beverage made of vodka, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice. It is typically served as a cocktail in a highball glass or can be served as a shot.[2] It can also be served in a rocks glass.[3] The ingredients are usually shaken together with ice or stirred as preferred. A lime wedge is used as a garnish.[3]
The drink became popular in the 1980s along with other cocktails containing peach schnapps such as the Fuzzy Navel and Silk Panties.[1][2] Writing on the then-recent rise of peach schnapps in Esquire for March 1988, food and drink writer William Grimes commented:[4]
In the "flavor-driven" cordial and liqueur market, peach has taken the lead. But where, exactly, are we being led? Into the land of very strange drinks. Lane Barnett, vice-president of James B. Beam Distilling, which bought National Distillers last May, asserts with a straight face that something called a Woo Woo (peach schnapps, vodka, and cranberry juice) is very big on the East Coast. He doesn't quite have the courage to come out with the drink's full name: Teeny Weeny Woo Woo. Do not order this in a strange bar.
The woo woo is a relative of the Cape Codder (vodka and cranberry juice) and both have shared highball relatives in the Sea Breeze, the Bay Breeze, the Madras, and Sex on the Beach.[5] The baby woo woo is a shooter variation containing equal parts vodka, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice.[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Grimes, William (2001). Straight Up or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail (First revised ed.). North Point Press. p. 123. ISBN 9780865476011.
- ^ a b c Cross, Robert (2003). The Classic 1000 Cocktails. Foulsham. p. 149. ISBN 9780572028527.
- ^ a b Calabrese, Salvator (2002). Complete Home Bartender's Guide. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 135. ISBN 9781402726484.
- ^ Grimes, William (March 1988). "Impeachable Offenses". Esquire. p. 36. ISSN 0194-9535.
- ^ Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology (First ed.). Clarkson Potter. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-609-60884-5.
- ^ Calabrese, Salvator (2002). Complete Home Bartender's Guide. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 208. ISBN 9781402726484.
External links[edit]
- Woo Woo Recipe - Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- Making multiple shots
