Puschkin
The Berlin vodka with the coloured bottles that circulates as ice-cold shots at every party. Everything about the flavours, percentages, cocktails and the glass that goes with it.
A Russian recipe that ended up in Berlin
Puschkin comes from Berlin. The brand traces its recipe back to families who fled to Germany after the Russian Revolution and brought their way of making vodka with them. The vodka is distilled three times and then filtered over ice, a modern version of an old Russian technique once used for the tsar’s vodka.
Classic Puschkin Vodka is 37.5%, but in the Netherlands the brand is best known for its coloured flavoured variants. These are lower in alcohol, between 16.6 and 17.5%, and are made to be drunk ice-cold as shots: blood orange in Red, blackcurrant in Black Sun, hazelnut and nougat in Nuts & Nougat, and watermelon in Watermelon.
In short
What types of Puschkin are there?
Puschkin Vodka
The classic vodka: distilled three times and filtered over ice, with a smooth, pure taste. The bottle for mixing.
Puschkin Red
The best-known red: vodka with the bittersweet taste of blood orange. Ice-cold as a shot or with sparkling water.
Puschkin Black Sun
Blackcurrant on a vodka base, deep in colour and sweet in taste. Intended to be drunk ice-cold as a shot.
Puschkin Nuts & Nougat
Not a cream liqueur, but a hazelnut and nougat vodka. Delicious ice-cold as a shot or mixed with milk.
Puschkin Watermelon
Juicy watermelon on a vodka base. Fresh and sweet; also delicious with Sprite and plenty of ice.
Puschkin Vodka 1 litre
The one-litre bottle of classic vodka. More economical per glass if you mix a lot or are hosting a party.
Red is the best-known flavour; regular vodka is the bottle to use for mixing.
Neutral and smooth, or sweet and fruity
Smooth and pure
Little harshness thanks to triple distillation and ice filtration. Neutral enough to disappear into any cocktail.
Sweet fruit
Red tastes of blood orange with a bittersweet edge, while Black Sun tastes of blackcurrant. Both are sweet and low in alcohol.
Hazelnut and nougat
Surprisingly full-bodied, with hazelnut and nougat, but without the heaviness of a cream liqueur. With milk, it is almost a dessert.
Flavour profile of the Puschkin variants. Regular Puschkin Vodka scores 1/5 for sweetness and fruitiness and 4/5 for strength.
Three ways to drink Puschkin
The flavoured variants should be served ice-cold: place the bottle in the freezer for a few hours. Due to their low alcohol content, they become syrupy, making the shot even more enjoyable.
As a freezer-cold shot
Pour 2 cl of ice-cold Puschkin Red or Black Sun into a shot glass and drink it in one go. The cold tempers the sweetness, leaving the fruitiness.
Glass: shot glass →With sparkling water or Sprite
4 cl of a flavoured variant with 150 ml sparkling water or Sprite over plenty of ice in a highball glass. Lighter, fresher, and perfect for a warm day.
Glass: highball glass →As a Moscow Mule
50 ml Puschkin Vodka with 150 ml ginger beer and 10 ml lime juice in a copper mug filled with ice. The classic vodka cocktail, with neutral vodka as its base.
To the recipe →Shots and cocktails with Puschkin
Shots
The complete collection of shot recipes, from layered to ice-cold from the freezer.
Purple Rain
Purple party cocktail with vodka, blue curaçao, and cranberry. Easy to make in a pitcher.
Sex on the Beach
Vodka, peach liqueur, cranberry, and orange. The fruity classic.
Kamikaze shot
Vodka, triple sec and lime. A refreshing counterpart to the sweet shots.The right glass for Puschkin
A straight shot glass for the flavoured varieties from the freezer, and a long drink glass or mule mug if you mix the vodka. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
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