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Does this make me the world’s premiere historian on Soviet Cocktails? I’ve said it on the internet which makes it the law…or something like that. This is the first of two episodes on Cold War cocktails where I am digging into Soviet Cocktails specifically and I found some really cool stuff.
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00:00 – Back in the USSR
01:21 – History of mixology in the Soviet Union
07:09 – Sneaky HTD App plug
08:05 – Mayak
11:14 – Druzhesky
15:24 – Hello Lovers
17:48 – Druzhesky Tasting Notes
18:48 – Greg’s Druzhesky
20:30 – Okhotnichy
25:13 – Moskva
30:22 – This was fun!
33:52 – Part 2 coming!
Mayak:
Build in glass
Add
1 Egg Yolk
.7 oz. or 20 ml. Chartreuse
.7 oz. or 20 ml. Cognac
Drink like a shooter
Druzhesky:
Build in shaker
Add
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lemon Juice
1 Maraschino Cherry
.7 oz. or 20 ml. Simple Syrup
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Cherry Liqueur or Cornel (Ginja Rossio)
1.3 oz. or 40 ml. Black Currant Liqueur (Creme de Cassis)
2 oz. or 60 ml. Gin
3 Dashes Juniper Bitters*
Add ice and shake
Open pour into glass
Garnish with Mint (I added this, not in the recipe)
*Juniper Bitters:
In a dasher
Add
Angostura Bitters
3 drops of Juniper Extract*
Stir to incorporate
*Juniper Extract:
In sealable jar
Add
200 grams Juniper Berries
200 ml. 95% Ethanol (Everyclear)
Let sit for 24 hours
Strain into bottle
Greg’s Druzhesky:
Build in shaker
Add
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lemon Juice
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Black Currant Liqueur (Creme de Cassis)
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Cherry Liqueur or Cornel (Ginja Rossio)
2 oz. or 60 ml. Gin
4 Dashes Juniper Bitters
Add ice and shake
Open pour into glass
Garnish with Mint
Okhotnichy:
Build in shaker
.7 oz. or 20 ml. Becherovka
.7 oz. or 20 ml. Starka
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Yellow Liquor (Ferrand Dry Curacao Yuzu)
1 Maraschino Cherry
Add ice and shake
Strain into glass
Moskva:
Build in shaker
.17 oz. or 5 ml. Lemon Juice
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
1 Maraschino Cherry
.3 oz. or 10 ml. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
.3 oz. or 10 ml. Yellow Liquor (Ferrand Dry Curacao Yuzu)
.8 oz. or 25 ml. Gin
2 Dashes Juniper Bitters
Add ice and shake
Strain into glass.
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