Science Of Drink

Idea of this post is exploring of some cocktails named with female russian names. I found five cocktails of this kind. Taste of some female russian names. Some of this cocktails are pure and famous classiс - Ninotchka Cocktail. The Annouchka Cocktail is a signature drink of Salvatore Calabrese. This post I devoted all my female friends :)

First cocktail is famous Ninotchka Cocktail which named in honour of Gretta Garbo in “Ninotchka” movie (1939).

Ninotchka (Nintchka, Ninitchka)

45 ml vodka
15 ml light creme de cacao
15 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Cocktail glass.

The taste of Ninotchka Cocktail is very interesting and unusual. The combination of smooth sour taste of lemon and sweet chokolate taste of creme de cacao is great!

Recipe of Katinka Cocktail I found in The Classic Bar & Cocktail Book by J. Goodall. This is simple and interesting cocktail.

Katinka

50 ml vodka
40 ml apricot brandy
15 ml fresh lime juice
Shake. Cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh mint.

Sweet no so strong cocktail with bright apricot taste and little sourness. Admirable!

My favorite CocktailDB list another and very intriguing recipe of Katinka Cocktail: gin, cordial Medoc, green Chartreuse and Angostura bitters. Sounds great! Worth to try.

Recipe of Natasha Cocktail was founded in The Bible of bartender by F. Evsevsky.

Natasha

30 ml vodka
15 ml Cointreau
15 ml creme de banane
15 ml strawberry liqueur
Shake. Cocktail glass.

The Natasha Cocktail has very sweet candy taste. It is amazing temptation.

Annouchka Cocktail was invented by Salvatore Calabrese. It is one of his signature cocktail. It is veru simple and delicious combination of vodka and sweet bleckberry liqueur.

Anouchka

70 ml vodka
10 ml creme de mur (blackberry liqueur)
Stir. Chilled cocktail glass.

This cocktail has strong and sweet berry taste. Admirable!

Recipe of Svetlana Cocktail was found on my favorite Cocktail DB.

Svetlana

45 ml 100 proof vodka
15 ml sweet vermouth
8 ml kirsch
8 ml orange juice
Shake. Cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel.

This strong and elegant cocktail has comlex taste of vermouth and fruit with amazing bitter note in the aftertaste.

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Let me celebrate this event with two my favorite shooters:

Electric Banana

1 part banana liqueur
1 part silver tequila
Build (layer) ingredients (chilled) in a shooter.

Brave Bull

1 part coffee liqueur (Kahlua)
1 part silver tequila
Build (layer) ingredients (chilled) in a shooter.

Let`s go!

This sweet and strong cocktail invented by E. Angerosa is perfect digestive.

Banana Bliss

35 ml brandy
35 ml banana liqueur
Shake. Cocktail.

Admirable!

This sweet summer cocktail has some variations. I dont remember the source of this recipe, but it is my friends favorite stuff. I use well-aged demerara rum for this recipe for best results.

Bahama Mama 

20 ml gold rum (I use El Dorado 12 y.o.)
15 ml coconut rum (Malibu)
15 ml banana liqueur
10 ml grenadine
30 ml fresh orange juice
30 ml pineapple juice
Shake. Double-rock glass. Garnish with some fruits.

Admirable! This tropiс cocktail has very pleasant sweet taste.

Fruit Daiquiri is a very interesting cocktail. It has beautiful variable color, fresh, light and in some case exotic taste and so high alcogol contetnt. It is work well year around, especial on winter it give us some summer color and some fresh friuts. I investigated Fruit Daiquiri last week and have a lot of fun.

Ideal Fruit Daiquiri

40 ml white rum
20 ml fruit liqueur
30 ml lemon-lime mix
40 g fresh fruits
70 g crushed ice
Blend. Cocktail glass with fruits garnish on a rim.

I post the result of investigating this beautifull drink here.

It is one of simple but beauty summer drink.

San Francisco Highball 

40 ml vodka
20 creme de banane
150 ml fresh orange juice
dash of grenadine
Shake. Highball, garnish with a flag.

Cocktail and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg (1979)…

Silver Jubilee

30 ml gin
30 ml creme de banane
15 ml cream
Shake. Cocktail.

Hm-m-m-m… Why silver?

Recipe of this cocktail I find in Cocktail and Mixed Drinks by Anthony Hogg (1979)…

Sunrise

25 ml Tequila (Jose Cuervo Classico)
12 ml Galliano
12 ml creme de banana (Bols Banana)
12 ml milk
6 ml grenadine
6 ml fresh lemon juice
Shake. Add grenadine in glass. Lemon wheel.

M-m-m-m…  Sweety!