There is a huge number of alcoholic cocktails based on a wide variety of alcoholic beverages. Excellent cocktails are prepared on the basis of the famous Russian alcohol - vodka.
Vodka production
Vodka is a traditionally Russian strong alcoholic beverage obtained by distilling fermented grain crops. According to GOST, the strength of vodka must be at least 40%. Vodka is drunk in pure form, chilled, and various cocktails are also prepared on its basis.
When making vodka, the grain is ground into flour, water is added and this mixture is boiled under pressure. The output is alcohol with a strength of 90%. Before bottling, alcohol is mixed with the purest water, resulting in vodka. The purity of vodka plays a huge role in its quality. During the manufacturing process, spices and other aromatic substances are added to add aroma.
Recipes for simple alcoholic cocktails with vodka
The really simplest vodka-based cocktail recipe is the famous Bloody Mary. It's probably easier to just drink pure vodka without adding ice. To do this, mix tomato juice (90-100 ml) with vodka (45 ml), add lemon juice (10-15 ml), pepper, salt to taste. In restaurants and cafes, instead of lemon juice, Worcester sauce, Tabasco hot sauce and even celery juice are added, but the base is unchanged - vodka and tomato juice.
Another less famous, but therefore no less delicious cocktail, is the strawberry Kaipirosca. It is not served in all restaurants, although the drink is very fresh, bright and perfectly quenches thirst in the hot season. The recipe is as follows: juicy fresh strawberries (30-40 g), vodka (50 ml), half a glass of crushed ice (shavings), you can add sugar syrup. In recipes on the Internet, you often find descriptions with additional exotic ingredients, for example, tangerine syrup, strawberry liqueur, but these are optional components of the cocktail.
The twin brother of "Kaipiroski" is "Caipirinha", sometimes they are even confused. The cocktail is fresh with a pleasant citrus acidity. Homeland - Brazil. The original recipe contains a strong drink called cachasa, which is reminiscent of rum. Russia is not Brazil, so you can replace cashasa with rum or good vodka. Vodka (50 ml) is poured into a full glass of ice, 2 limes are placed in slices, sugar syrup to taste.
As already noted, there are a huge number of excellent cocktails with vodka, but, as a rule, they contain a number of other ingredients that not everyone has in the pantry next to compote and pickled cucumbers. These are the famous Long Island, Cosmopolitan, Amore Mio, Sex on the Beach, Blue Monza and others.
