Name: Tatanka
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bison grass vodka; 75 ml Apple juice; 5 ml Lemon juice

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Bison grass vodka

2 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Tatanka contains 170 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
12.66% alc./vol. (25.31° proof)
17.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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Calvin Grant Premium Member 1y

Glad I tried this. Excellent long drink (it grew on me). Lacking apples to slice, I lightly dusted the surface with cinnamon. Can only wonder how much better better this could be with authentic Polish bison grass vodka as the U.S. version contains no coumarin, the essential flavor component in sweet grass!

Chris Haley Premium Member 3y

Was out of limes so used lemon. I liked it better! I'm thinking lemon pairs better with apples than lime does.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Agreed Chris. Also, thanks to comment by Ignacy, I now know that lemon juice is the correct Polish traditional serve.

Ignacy Szczupal Premium Member 3y

Traditionally in Poland this cocktail is build in the glass (no shaker) putting in order Zubrowka, apple juice and lemon juice without even stirring. It is the Polish equivalent of gin and tonic. I tried the shaker version but it doesn't taste the same. It is served with cinnamon powder and a piece of apple as a garnish.

For the record, tatanka is a rift of a cocktail called Szarlotka (Apple pie) made only with zubrowka and apple juice.

Ian Lessels Premium Member 3y

Thanks Ignacy. I tried this your way and I was astonished at how much it improved this cocktail.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Many thanks, Ignacy. I've amended to be stirred in glass rather than shaken. I'll reshoot to also correct the garnish.

Ignacy Szczupal Premium Member 3y

It was a good experiment to see how the method of preparation changes the taste of the cocktail. The shaker version exacerbates the citrus tones significantly.