Russian Spring Punch

Name: Russian Spring Punch
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Vodka; 0.5 oz Crème de Cassis; 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.5 oz Simple Syrup; Champagne to top; Lemon slice (garnish, optional); blackberries (garnish, optional)

Classic

Bramble meets Champagne, built tall.

CelebratoryBerryClassicSparkling

5 minMediumBalanced

Blackcurrant and berry over crisp lemon, dry and lively once the Champagne lifts it. Fruity but not sweet, with a fine sparkling finish.

Ingredients

1.5 oz Vodka
0.5 oz Crème de Cassis
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
Champagne to top
Lemon slice · optional garnish
blackberries · optional garnish

Method

1
Shake the vodka, crème de cassis, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice.
2
Strain into a highball glass filled with cubed ice.
3
Top with Champagne.
4
Garnish with a lemon slice and a few blackberries.

The Story

Dick Bradsell created the Russian Spring Punch at London's Fred's Club in the 1990s, a sparkling sibling to his own Bramble. Vodka and crème de cassis give it a dark-berry heart, lemon keeps it sharp, and the Champagne top turns a sour into something celebratory and long.

Glass · Highball glassGarnish · Lemon slice, blackberries

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