The Drinks of the Western Powers, Cold War Part 2. We took a trip to Russia last week and found some really unique drinks due to their total separation from the western world. I will be talking about some of the drinks they were cut off from today.
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00:00 – Western Powers
02:34 – Navy Grog
07:36 – Tasting Notes
09:05 – Look up recipes on the HTD App
11:18 – Jacqui-Daiqui
15:40 – Tasting Notes
19:38 – Fleming G&T
26:03 – Tasting Notes
27:16 – Oppenheimer Martini
31:06 – Tasting Notes
32:50 – Some Debunking
36:39 – That’s all for Cold War Cocktails
Navy Grog:
Build in Shaker
Add
.75 oz. or 22 ml. Lime Juice
.75 oz. or 22 ml. Grapefruit Juice
.75 oz. or 22 ml. Demerara Simple Syrup
.25 oz. or 8 ml. All Spice Dram
1 oz. or 30 ml. Light Rum
1 oz. or 30 ml. Jamaican Rum
1 oz. or 30 ml. Demerara Overproof Rum
Add ice and shake
Open pour into glass
Garnish creatively if you would like
Jacqui-Daiqui:
Build in shaker
Add
1 oz. or 30 ml. Lime Juice
2 oz. or 60 ml. Frozen Limeade
3 drops Velvet Falernum
2 oz. or 60 ml. Rum
Add ice and shake
Strain into glass
Fleming G&T:
Build in glass
Add
1 Lime cut in half, squeezed into glass, then dropped into glass
2 oz. or 60 ml. Gin
Fill glass with ice
Top with Tonic
Oppenheimer Martini:
Rim with Honey and Lime Juice
Build in mixing glass
Add
3 oz. or 90 ml. Gin
.25 or 8 ml. Dry Vermouth
Crack ice into mixing glass and stir
Strain into rimmed glass
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