Russian Cocktail

Russian Cocktail image
Serve in
a Coupe glass...
1½ shot Ketel One Vodka BUY
¾ shot Cherry Heering Liqueur BUY
¼ shot Kirschwasser eau de vie
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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Luxardo Maraschino cherry

Comment:

Sweet brandy meets dry cherry eau-de-vie in this serious vodka laced cocktail.

Origin:

We have David Wondrich to thank for re-discovering this drink, believed to be the first vodka cocktail to appear in print in a 1911 book called 'Beverage Deluxe'. The drink itself is thought to originally come from the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, USA.

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SHAKE all ingredients

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