Science Of Drink

This cocktail probably named in honor of first artificial satellite of Earth – Sputnik. Sputnik-1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome).

The recipe of Sputnik Cocktail was founded on Cocktail DB. Elegant mix of vodka, Fernet Branca and lemon juice balanced with sugar sound interesting. Another recipe of Sputnik Cocktail with cream, oranje juice, vodk and peach schnapps is totaly shit.

Sputnik Cocktail

45 ml vodka
15 ml Fernet Branca
15 ml fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar
Shake. Cocktail glass.

The Sputnik Cocktail has interesting bitter taste. It is great aperitif. Admirable cocktail for real imbiber.

Caipirinha is simple and gorgeous cocktail from heritage Brazilian rum-like sugarcane based spirit cachaca. Caipirinha is traditional drink from local ingredients – cachaca, lime and sugar.

Caipirinha cocktail has two sister – Caipirissima (with white rum instead cachaca) and Caipiroska (with vodka instead cachaca). Both are excellent drink. Please use my photo-guide for best Caipirinha / Caipirissima / Caipiroska!

First you need some key ingredients – cachaca (white rum or vodka), lime and sugar. I use sugar syrup from refined and unrefined cane sugar with 2:1 ratio. You may add sugar as crystal or powder.

Also you need some simple stuff: knife, muddler and jigger (optional).

First cut lime on 8 chunks.

Next step – add sugar syrup.

Muddle lime chunks with syrup.

Pack glass with muddled lime with ice cube.

You may stir your Caipirinha / Caipirissima / Caipiroska. But I prefer shake this cocktail. Thus pour muddled lime with ice in metal part of boston shaker, add 2 oz. cachaca / white rum / vodka and slightly shake.

Pour cocktail on rocks glass (don’t use a strainer, pour your Caipirinha / Caipirissima / Caipiroska with ice). Serve.

Caipirinha / Caipirissima / Caipiroska

60 ml cachaca / white rum / vodka
1 small fresh lime
sugar syrup to taste (15 ml sugar syrup)
Muddle. Stir. Rocks glass.

Caipirinha / Caipirissima / Caipiroska – is great, very refreshing, sweet and sour cocktail with bright and smooth taste. Enjoy with your favorite Latino music :)

Orange Blossom Cocktail is one of the classiс cocktail of Prohibition. Simple combination of gin, fresh orange juice and whatever liqueur (as sweetener) is ideal for masking the taste of low-quality gin. This recipe of Orange Blossom Cocktail was found in The Essential Cocktail by Dale DeGroff:

Orange Blossom

30 ml London dry gin
10 ml Cointreau
30 ml fresh orange juice
Shake. Goblet glass, garnish with spiral orange peel.

Actually the taste of gin has principal note in this cocktail. This cocktail has strong and citrus taste.

I prepare this cocktail with orange-flavored gin for “superorange” taste.

My Orange Blossom

30 ml orange gin
10 ml Cointreau
30 ml fresh orange juice
Shake. Cocktail glass, garnish with spiral orange peel.

This cocktail has bright orange taste with strong gin notes.

Also I obtain great results with recipe from my favorite CocktailDB, with sugar as sweetener. This version is well-balanced, very smooth and refreshing drink.

Recipe of Sweet Memories Cocktail I found in great book Cocktail and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg. This sweet and strong cocktail is ideal drink after evening meal.

Sweet Memories

25 ml Bacardi rum
25 ml vermouth dry
25 ml orange curacao
Shake. Cocktail glass.

Admirable sweet and strong cocktail with smooth rum taste with herbal notes of vermouth and citrus sweetness of liqueur.