Celebrate Friendship Day with the spirit of friendship – TOVARITCH! Vodka
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Friends are the ‘family’ we choose. Celebrate those friendships on International Friendship Day on 30 July. Started as long ago as 1958, this day to nurture friendships was recognised by the United Nations in 2011. Across the world it’s a day to thank and recognise the people who make us laugh, show us loyalty, are there during the good and bad times, and generally help make life the best it can be. There is no better way to celebrate the day than with a drink whose name, in translation, is ‘friend’: TOVARITCH! Vodka. Whether you send your friends bottles of this premium, European vodka to tell them how much you appreciate them or invite your best friends for cocktails is a matter of choice.
TOVARITCH! Vodka, made in Latvia, is the world’s most highly awarded vodka with 147 international gongs, making this another good reason to treat those you feel deserve rewarding. If cocktails are your favoured way to celebrate, we bring you some recipes that make the most of this exceptional vodka and are easy to batch-make for a small crowd.
TOVARITCH! Blackberry Basil Smash
Refreshing, pretty and bursting with flavour, this is perfect as a toast to friendship as blackberries are said to symbolize protection, healing, vision, and hidden knowledge. So, if you learn more about yourself through the mirror of your friendships, this drink could be a fine way to thank them.
Ingredients
5-6 Blackberries (fresh or frozen and defrosted)
2-3 Basil leaves
60ml TOVARITCH! Vodka
25ml Lemon juice
25ml Simple syrup
Garnish: sprig of basil plus a fresh blackberry.
Method
Muddle the blackberries and basil in a shaker. Add ice, TOVARITCH! vodka, lemon juice, and syrup; shake well. Strain into a rocks glass. Garnish basil and a blackberry.
Cucumber Mint Cooler
This drink is perfect for a weekend brunch a couple of days before Friendship Day or on the evening. Cool, elegant, and refreshing – just like your friends.
Ingredients
Cucumber slices
Mint leaves
60ml TOVARITCH! Vodka
30ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
25ml Simple syrup
Soda
Garnish: mint sprig and cucumber slices
Method
Muddle a few slices of cucumber and a few mint leaves in a shaker. Add TOVARITCH! Vodka, lime juice and sugar syrup and shake well. Strain into a highball glass over crushed ice. Top with soda. Garnish with mint and cucumber.
Find TOVARITCH! Premium Vodka (ABV 37.5%) at good drinks retailers including Amathus Drinks. It looks – and tastes – extremely classy which is how it has attained 145 independent awards. Yet this brand costs only RRP £20-25. Look out for the elegant bottle with a blue label proudly declaring that it is made in Latvia and that it is ‘The World’s Most Awarded’.
