Drinking culture is increasingly moving to the masses. Supporters of fun without serious consequences tasted the cocktails and managed to shut themselves up with gourmets and connoisseurs of these drinks. Among their abundance, Kamikaze is highly praised - a cocktail that does not correspond much to its name because it has a rather mild effect and tastes good. Getting drunk before losing their human appearance is quite difficult.
Legends of Origin
Exact data on the creator of the drink is not available. It is only known that the Kamikaze origin is Japanese cocktail and was first tested in a Tokyo bar at the very end of World War II or immediately after its completion. Named a drink in memory of the Japanese suicide bombers who were traveling on planes to ram the American ships. Quickly enough, in the very first post-war years, the Kamikaze (cocktail) was tasted by Americans and Europeans and began a victorious march around the world.
An alternative theory for the appearance of a cocktail was proposed by the American bartender Plotkin, who believed that the drink was "born" only in the 80s of the last century: the writer believes that this is one of the modifications of the old "Burawchik".
Classic "Kamikaze" (cocktail): recipe and preparation
The drink has a fairly simple composition and does not require special cooking skills. In equal doses, 30 ml, combine vodka, lemon or lime juice and orange liquor. The most popular of the latest "Cointreau" and "Triple sec." all components are placed in a shaker with ice, shaken and filtered in a martini glass through a strainer. A lemon slice put on the edge of the glass acts as a decoration.
Blue kamikaze
People like to experiment with recipes for both food and drinks. “Kamikaze” (cocktail) did not escape this fate. Its composition, while preserving certain components, was supplemented by others; in some cases, the components changed, giving new tastes. In this case, the overall taste direction is maintained. So, if the orange liquor is replaced with “Blue Curacao”, it will turn out not to be ordinary, but “Blue Kamikaze”. The cocktail acquires a very beautiful, rich color, for which aesthetes love more than traditional. The juice in it is recommended exclusively lime; cooking approaches do not change.
Electric kamikaze
In this version of Kamikaze, both types of liquors are combined: Triple-sec and Curacao. Vodka and juice are still present; all ingredients are taken at 20 milliliters.
Kamikaze Light
When experimenting with a drink, the ladies were not forgotten - a “girlish”, lightweight “Kamikaze” was developed for them. The cocktail includes classic ingredients mixed traditionally according to the first recipe described. However, after filtering the base, this time in a tall glass, the cocktail is supplemented with lemon soda in a volume of 100 ml. Usually Sprite is added. The glass is decorated with a circle of lemon (you can - lime).
It is worth noting that the Kamikaze can act as a shortdrink, as well as an ordinary shot, that is, without ice. Valid and varying ratios. Most often, they reduce sourness by reducing the dose of juice, and drink lovers stronger introduce a double portion of vodka.