Mood & Food Pairing

Vodka, the iconic Russian drink makes a great accompaniment for Russian zakuski.
Traditional zakuskies include cold cuts of meat, pickled vegetables, eggs, smoked salmon and fishes.

It is the ultimate compliment to caviar either by the spoon or over a blini, with a touch of sour cream.
In Russia vodka is often consumed during the course of a meal to go with typical dishes such as Borsht, Pirochki and Beef Stroganoff.

The brutally smooth taste of Taiga Shtof fits beautifully Asian food especially Japanese sushi or sashimi. It is also perfect to enhance Scandinavian specialities and subtle French fish dishes.

Taiga Shtof has created for you especially designed cocktails.

TAIGA SHTOF HOT TEA

Recipe

List of ingredients
and necessary components

1L bottle of TAIGA SHTOF
4-5 Russian Earl Grey teabags
Natural honey
Fresh mint
Grapefruit
Farmer’s butter
Ginger powder
Hot water

1. Place the tea bags into the bottle of Taiga Shtof vodka. Keep the bags in full contact with vodka, leaving the tea bag lines attached to the bottle neck. The ergonomics of the bottle make this simple and easy to do.
of vodka. Keep the bags in full contact with vodka, leaving the tea bag lines attached to the bottle neck.
2. Replace the cap of the bottle
and shake well.
3. Leave for between 4-5 hours, in a cool, dark place until ready to use as a dark-brown infusion.
4. Pour 7,5 cl of produced infusion
(3 x 2,5 cl measurements is recommended)
into a 25 cl glass
5. Add fresh mint leaves (a dozen)
6. Drop a tea spoon of natural honey + a tea spoon of ginger powder
7. Add a slice of farmer’s butter
(10-15 gm)
8. Pour boiled hot water
9. Carefully stir and serve with special TAIGA SHTOF Signature Cocktail glassware.

TAIGA SHTOF ICE TEA

Recipe

List of ingredients and necessary components

1L bottle of TAIGA SHTOF
4-5 teabags of Russian Earl Grey
Natural honey
Fresh mint
Grapefruit
Ginger ale

1. Place the tea bags into the bottle of Taiga Shtof vodka. Keep the bags in full contact with vodka, leaving the tea bag lines attached to the bottle neck. The ergonomics of the bottle make this simple and easy to do.
2. Replace the cap of the bottle and shake well.
3. Leave for between 4-5 hours, in a cool, dark place until ready to use as a dark-brown infusion.
4. Pour 7,5 cl of produced infusion (3 x 2,5 cl measurements) into a 25 cl glass
5. Add fresh mint leaves (a dozen is recommended)
6. Drop a tea spoon of natural honey
7. Add ice cubes up to the middle the glass
8. Put a half-slice of grapefruit and fill up the glass with ginger ale
9. Carefully stir and serve with special TAIGA SHTOF Signature Cocktail glassware