While in Kivach (the bar not the waterfall), my friend and I were talking to Max, the barman, and after Jack and Coke for me and a Gin and Tonic for my friend, we decided to ask for Jägerbombs. Please bear in mind this was at around midday...
Jägerbombs are well known throughout the United Kingdom and are a staple for most student nights out. Some students might even have had their first bad experience of alcohol off them. A Jägerbomb is simple really, a can of an energy drink (Monster preferably, none of this Red Bull-shit) and a shot of Jägermeister and drop the shot of Jäger into the glass full of Monster and chug. But Russians have decided to be different and all that something else. A Russian Jägerbomb is even better.
What is a Russian Jägerbomb I hear you ask? Please inform me. Well if you were expecting some big surprise you might be disappointed. Take 500ml of any lager, in our case we drank Petrovskoye "Петровское", and drop the shot of Jägermeister into it. In my opinion it is a rival to the traditional Jägerbomb and there's no bad aftertaste that you get from Red Bull.
This is not the only weird cocktail, for want of a better word, that the Russians drink. There are rumours of a cocktail which is two-thirds of a pint of lager and the rest filled with vodka, but whether this was a Russian trying to see how gullible I was in a drunken state, I am unsure.
It is also rumoured that my favourite tipple is served in our local, PTZ Pivnoi Bar. I cannot believe that Russians have heard of cider but whether it can rival Strongbow will only be decided when I can find some to try. A few of us had the privilege to go to the regional market in Kirov Square. The market would be perfect for anyone who adores both honey and cabbages as arctic lorries are full to the brim with cabbages (selling for only 10 RUB each, roughly 20p) and over 20 stalls selling honey and all free to try.
However, after a few circles of the market, all of us managed to miss the stall selling regional cider and the Russian version of dripping. It was only after drinking with some Russians in PTZ who mentioned the cider. Unfortunately, it closed almost two weeks ago.
PS I refer back to my previous post, I am not an alcoholic... yet.
What is a Russian Jägerbomb I hear you ask? Please inform me. Well if you were expecting some big surprise you might be disappointed. Take 500ml of any lager, in our case we drank Petrovskoye "Петровское", and drop the shot of Jägermeister into it. In my opinion it is a rival to the traditional Jägerbomb and there's no bad aftertaste that you get from Red Bull.
This is not the only weird cocktail, for want of a better word, that the Russians drink. There are rumours of a cocktail which is two-thirds of a pint of lager and the rest filled with vodka, but whether this was a Russian trying to see how gullible I was in a drunken state, I am unsure.
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However, after a few circles of the market, all of us managed to miss the stall selling regional cider and the Russian version of dripping. It was only after drinking with some Russians in PTZ who mentioned the cider. Unfortunately, it closed almost two weeks ago.
PS I refer back to my previous post, I am not an alcoholic... yet.
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