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Cocktail: Zima
Alco Fashion · 18.04.2006
By 44100Hz
44100Hz continues its research into the alluring world of alcoholic delights. This time, the cocktail menu of Just café (5/6 Tverskaya St.) has come into our field of view; this recently opened spot can already be considered an oasis of good taste. Its creator, Seyran Gevorkyan, a seven-time champion of Russia in all manner of bartending contests, doesn't like to reveal his secrets. However, especially for us he revealed the composition and effect of his signature cocktails.
Just café presents the cocktail that won the Open Cup of Ukraine nomination in 2004 — Zima!
Name:
Zima
Ingredients: Rum, blueberries or bilberries, blueberry liqueur, lime juice, blackcurrant liqueur, Sprite, a sprig of rosemary, icing sugar.
Invented: In 2004, especially for the Open Cup of Ukraine competition!
Preparation method: Muddle the blueberries with a muddler, shake together the blueberry liqueur, rum, lime juice and blueberries, strain through a sieve into a glass, top it all up with Sprite, pack with crushed ice, garnish with a sprig of rosemary and dust with icing sugar.
Recommended for whom, men or women: Recommended for everyone, but it was ordered more often by the girls.
This drink suits the image of: It's all very simple — it's a winter drink and it fits the image of winter perfectly, mainly because of its design: a sprig of rosemary in icing sugar looks like a snow-covered little fir tree.
What moods to expect after drinking it: Undoubtedly, positive and slightly cooling moods!
Maximum permissible quantity: The cocktail's creator and his friends usually drink no more than four...
What consequences you can expect in the morning: If you don't overdo it and don't mix different drinks, no consequences.
What to snack on with it: Blueberries and bilberries make an excellent accompaniment; they complement the flavour and highlight the cocktail's merits!
Special notes: After a recent trip to Ukraine, Seyran — the cocktail's creator — found out that there Zima enjoys wild popularity and is sold in practically every club!
Price: 300 rub.
Ingredients: Rum, blueberries or bilberries, blueberry liqueur, lime juice, blackcurrant liqueur, Sprite, a sprig of rosemary, icing sugar.
Invented: In 2004, especially for the Open Cup of Ukraine competition!
Preparation method: Muddle the blueberries with a muddler, shake together the blueberry liqueur, rum, lime juice and blueberries, strain through a sieve into a glass, top it all up with Sprite, pack with crushed ice, garnish with a sprig of rosemary and dust with icing sugar.
Recommended for whom, men or women: Recommended for everyone, but it was ordered more often by the girls.
This drink suits the image of: It's all very simple — it's a winter drink and it fits the image of winter perfectly, mainly because of its design: a sprig of rosemary in icing sugar looks like a snow-covered little fir tree.
What moods to expect after drinking it: Undoubtedly, positive and slightly cooling moods!
Maximum permissible quantity: The cocktail's creator and his friends usually drink no more than four...
What consequences you can expect in the morning: If you don't overdo it and don't mix different drinks, no consequences.
What to snack on with it: Blueberries and bilberries make an excellent accompaniment; they complement the flavour and highlight the cocktail's merits!
Special notes: After a recent trip to Ukraine, Seyran — the cocktail's creator — found out that there Zima enjoys wild popularity and is sold in practically every club!
Price: 300 rub.