Mixologist BY SASHA POGREBINSKY The Russians Did It: SASHA POGREBINSKY Part 2 Although the Soviets never really indulged www.qns.com i LIC COURIER i March 2017 27 SASHA POGREBINSKY Sasha Pogrebinsky Mixologist/ Restaurateur Infusionist and Master Pickler www.BearNYC.com in over the top cocktails, mostly due to lack of exotic ingredients like cocoa, apricot brandy, limes, oranges, and other citrus or flavored liquors, the outside non-Soviet world always saw the USSR as something mysterious. Many Russian-inspired cocktails were actually invented in the West, while most Russians never actually drank it. If you follow the news, I hope you find some humor and similarities in this, and enjoy these current-events themed drinks. Nazdorovye! Ninitchka 3 oz vodka 2 oz Crème de cacao 1 oz Lemon Juice Sliced Cucumber Combine all ingredients and shake well with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with sliced cucumber. Katinka 2 oz vodka 1.5 oz apricot brandy 1.5 oz lime juice fresh mint Shake all ingredients with crushed ice, empty into a tumbler, garnish with mint.
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