Our fellow citizens love to treat themselves to various cocktails on holidays
Some people prefer traditional champagne, some prefer to order Father Frost to come home and have a shot of vodka with him – 'so that everything is great in the New Year.' And others want martini, but not with Father Frost, but with a pretty Snow Maiden. None of these categories, with your permission, will we touch, but we will look at a couple of wonderful cocktail recipes that can really delight you on New Year's Eve.
New Year Royal-Style
This wonderful cocktail is traditionally served at royal weddings. But in our latitudes it will not be out of place, especially if you want to arrange a romantic New Year's celebration with a dearly loved one. You will have to spend a little, some ingredients for royal-style living are rare in our parts. But, I think, you won't regret a single kopeck spent – it is indeed an unusually tasty cocktail that, moreover, can add even more romance to your romantic New Year's Eve.
So, you will need:
• ice
• champagne (of course, what New Year's
romantic cocktail could do without it!)
• some cherries
• canned peaches
• one part cherry liqueur
• one part peach brandy
• two parts orange juice.
Place a small amount of ice in a glass. Then fill two-thirds with a completely arbitrary combination of the liqueur, brandy, and juice. Next, top up with champagne to the rim of the glass. An undeniable advantage of this cocktail is its 'jumping strength'. That is, you can make it more or less strong to taste. The fruit is also an optional, non-essential element of the cocktail.
New Year Russian-Style: Sbiten
Sbiten is good because it can be consumed both by those who love and appreciate alcohol and by those who are sharply negative about alcohol. It is quite possible to prepare two versions of the drink: alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
For non-alcoholic sbiten you need:
• 150 grams of honey
• 150 grams of sugar
• a liter of water
• bay leaf
• five grams each of cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
And for alcoholic you will need:
• a tenth of a gram each of nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon
• honey and sugar (150 grams each)
• a liter of dry red wine.
Moreover, the preparation for the alcoholic and non-alcoholic recipes is practically the same. You need to dissolve the sugar and honey in the liquid, add the spices, and boil for 11-15 minutes, not forgetting to skim off the foam. Then the drink needs to steep for half an hour and strain. And before direct consumption, it is recommended to warm up the sbiten.
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