5 White and Brown Bear Cocktail Recipes: Ingredients and Proportions

Rarely comes across an opportunity to talk about our, domestic cocktails. I will take this opportunity and dedicate this article to one (or rather, two) of them. It was hard in the Union with alcohol: constant shortages and queues. I’m talking about cocktails in general. To understand the whole drama of the situation, only a few could get elite foreign alcohol in the USSR. Therefore, there are not so many alcoholic cocktails from this era, but each of them is a legend.

In this article I will talk about the drink “Polar Bear” or Bear with vodka, which has become a real Soviet classic. I will touch on alternative options, the recipe for cooking and express a few thoughts about its use.

History of the Brown (White) Bear cocktail

Little is known about the history of the origin of the Bear cocktail. Most of this information may turn out to be fiction or a beautiful fairy tale, I hope for your understanding.

According to legend, the Bear with vodka was invented by gold miners from Siberia around the 1970s. It is believed that the impetus for its creation was the importation of alcohol to local villages.

A mixture of vodka and champagne was named “Polar Bear”, and champagne with cognac – Brown. There is no more accurate information, but I quite believe the generally accepted story. Gold mining, especially in those years, was by no means an easy task. Not surprisingly, exhausted after a hard day’s work, gold prospectors saw alcohol as an opportunity to relax.

The effect of consumption

By the way, in confirmation of the veracity of my assumption about a hard working day, I can tell you about the character of the Bear with vodka. One word is enough to describe it – killer. Thanks to the bubbles of carbon dioxide, intoxication occurs almost immediately.

Key benefits of the mix

1. The main advantage of the Vodka Bear cocktail is its ease of preparation. Forget about bartending equipment, special glasses and complicated processes. It will take only 2 ingredients and a glass.
2. Would you consider getting drunk quickly as an advantage? I’ll probably do it, but with reservations. The effect of Bear with Vodka comes almost immediately, allowing you to escape from worldly problems and forget for a while. The main thing is not to get carried away.
3. I will attribute the availability of ingredients to the advantages. Now everything you need is in every store. No shortages or lines.

Cocktail recipes Brown (White) Bear

Since the Brown and White Bear do not differ in terms of the cooking algorithm, I will describe two recipes at once. I will say right away that this recipe is almost identical to the classic one, with the exception of two major changes (mint and orange). Ingredients:

• 100 ml of champagne;
• 40 ml of vodka (for White);
• 50 ml of aged cognac (for Brown);
• a few mint leaves;
• orange slice (for garnish)

Preparation:

1. Refrigerate alcohol.
2. Pour cold alcohol into a glass.
3. Add mint.
4. Mix.
5. Decorate with an orange slice.
6. Bear with vodka is ready to drink.

For the recipe with cognac, the algorithm of actions is completely similar.

Классический

For a classic recipe, we need an almost identical set of ingredients:

• 40 ml of vodka or 50 ml of cognac;
• 100 ml of champagne.

Preparation:

1. Pour pre-chilled alcohol into a glass.
2. We mix.
3. Let’s enjoy the mix.

Female

The ladies’ version of the Bear with vodka boasts a slightly tweaked recipe.

Ingredients:

• Peppercorns – 40 ml;
• Coffee liqueur – 80 ml;
• Ice (cubes).

Preparation:

1. Pour the tincture and liqueur into an ice-filled shaker.
2. Shake the contents for 1-2 minutes.
3. Pour ice into a glass.
4. Get rid of the ice in the shaker by straining the mixture through a strainer into a serving glass.
5. The cocktail is ready.

Student

I can not imagine the life of a student without alcohol. There is a student version of the Vodka Bear, which I will tell you about.

We need:

• 40 ml of vodka;
• 80 ml of champagne (preferably semi-sweet);
• cola;
• ice.

Preparation:

1. Pour ice cubes into a glass.
2. Pour chilled alcohol and soda in layers. Sequence: vodka, champagne, cola.
3. The drink is ready to drink (drink in one gulp).

An interesting fact: the Ruff cocktail can also be called the Bear with Beer. It consists of two ingredients: vodka and beer.

General recommendations for cooking

1. The most important piece of advice I can give is not exactly about cooking. Just don’t get carried away with alcohol. Especially the Bear cocktail with vodka. Champagne softens the feeling of the strength of vodka, and you won’t even notice how you empty several glasses during the evening, waking up in the middle of the street.
2. Take only high-quality alcohol. I use Kristall vodka produced in Moscow. If you don’t have one in your store, take a Finnish one or one you are sure of the taste.
3. Drink immediately after preparation. Melted ice and “gone” gas will spoil the taste.

Conclusion

I have always been amazed by the versatility of vodka. It would seem that alcohol is incredibly simple in its composition, and how many interesting drinks can be prepared based on it. Only one balms and tinctures can write a whole book.

Bear with vodka is easy to make with your own hands, and under other circumstances I would 100% advise you to do it. But here everything is a little more complicated, this drink cannot be drunk just like that, it needs a reason. It will help you get away from reality, give you the opportunity to think about important things and decide where to move on.

If suddenly you are at a difficult life stage, then you should skip a glass purely for relaxation. Do not abuse and get drunk, so you definitely will not help yourself. Take care of yourself and treat alcohol wisely. And remind your friends by sharing this article on social networks.