Alcoholic education program: how to drink sambuku

Sambuca is an aniseed liqueur, home to which is Italy. Fortress drink is 42 degrees, but thanks to the sweet taste it is not particularly strong. You will be slightly surprised by the fact that they drink sambuka according to the traditions of serving: in bars and restaurants it is offered with 30 or 50 ml shots and before being served, they are set on fire - you need to drink a cocktail very quickly! And at the bottom of the glasses are usually put a few coffee beans. Sambuca belongs to the category of digestives and is brought to the guests after the feast.

Kinds of sambuki

There are two main types of liquor - black and white. White sambuca has a pronounced flavor of anise, elderberry and sugar, and the black variety has the aroma of licorice, it usually has less sugar, and the strength of the drink, on the contrary, is somewhat larger. Other variants are also possible, for example, the brand "Izzi" offers consumers a sambuk with coffee taste, and the drink itself has a rich caramel color. Another brand - "Antica Sambuca Classic" (Antica Sambuca Classic) offers an upscale drink of the best distillation with a pronounced flavor of anise and notes of sweet orange, coriander, iris and Turkish rose. The drink is poured into 750 ml bottles. It must be remembered that the highest quality liquor is produced in his homeland - in Italy.

How and in what way to properly serve sambuku?

Maybe you were surprised by how they drink sambuca all over the world, but, believe me, they do it for good reason. The alcohol burned quickly evaporates from the surface of the drink, and until the moment when Dneset it to the mouth, you have time to breathe in the spicy aroma of anise, and then enjoy the contents of the glass. At the bottom there will be a pair of roasted coffee beans - there are or leave them, it's up to you. Tell your friends about how to drink sambuku in bars and restaurants by all means. If you want to do such a trick at home, be extremely careful. Bartenders have a professional habit of burning drinks, you also recommend using a special lighter on a long handle. Mistakes can be burned by careless use.

Since the traditional liqueur is served with small shots, the glasses for sambuca are used the smallest, with a volume of 30 or 50 ml. Correctly they are called "shots", but we have rooted the name "glass". And glasses for sambuca - usual cognac - are the second widespread variant of giving of a drink.

Which cocktails can be made from sambuki?

On how to drink sambuku in its pure form, you already know, but it is not only a delicious and unusual liquor, but also an excellent ingredient for many cocktails. For example, the cocktail "Black Widow" includes only two components - citrus vodka and black sambuca in equal proportions. Mix the two ingredients in a shaker with enough ice and serve in a high cocktail glass. Also sambuca is good in combination with other fellow-liqueurs. For cocktail Licorice Martini you will need 50 ml of any coffee liquor and 25 ml of sambuki. Place the alcohol in a shaker, shake well, add ice and serve in a glass. The same thing needs to be done to prepare the Buco Cinco mix, only 75 ml of sambuca and 25 ml of gin go as constituents. Simple and delicious - you and your guests will certainly enjoy it.