A cocktail with gin & lime cordial, known as the «Gimlet», is a popular classic concoction since the beginning of the XXth century.
We substituted lime with sour green Georgian 'tkemali' plum and named it after the black raven from the popular Soviet comedy "Kavkazskaya Plennitsa" and Gamlet Gonashvili, the legendary Georgian singer.

Serve this light and sour aperitif well chilled in a cocktail glass without ice or in a tumbler with ice. Also try adding sparkling water or tonic and enjoy it as a refreshing long drink.

Keep in the fridge, the cocktail will last long, up to several weeks, we just didn't have the patience to check longer.

THE RECIPE
1 part London Dry Gin 43% abv/vol
1 part Tkemali Cordial

A note on ingredients:
Tkemali cordial — sour compote made from green tkemali plums balanced with sugar

«Flying Painter» is the Soviet-Georgian comedy movie (1937) about love, airplanes and courage. It commemorates genius Petre Otskheli, an innovative theatre artist of that time, who created costumes for it. His name was undeservedly forgotten and just recently brought back to light. He's now considered one of the biggest artists of that period and serves as inspiration to modern ones. Just like the «Aviation», a classic cocktail of 1930's, that inspired us to make this drink.

Violet liqueur adds unique color and a distinct floral note to this light sour.
Serve it in a pre-chilled cocktail glass without ice or in a tumbler with ice.

Keep in the fridge and shake it in the bottle before pouring in the glass to achieve pleasant bubbly texture. It's prepared with lime cordial instead of fresh juice so it's fridge life is very long.

THE RECIPE:
3 parts Lillet Blanc
1.5 parts Chacha
1.5 parts Lime Cordial
1 part Violet Liqueur

A note on ingredients:
Lillet Blanc — a blend of Bordeaux wines fortified with several different citrus liqueurs

Our «Nino» grew up from «Ninotchka», first, a witty Hollywood comedy about Bolsheviks in Paris (1939) and then a cocktail with vodka, cacao and lemon juice (1950's). Could we pass such a treasure without a notice? Certainly, not. Here's «Nino», it's our pleasure to get you acquainted.

Nino is our signature sour, bold and full of flavors. Serve it neat in a pre-chilled cocktail glass or in a tumbler with ice.

Keep in the fridge and shake it in the bottle before pouring in the glass to achieve pleasant bubbly texture. It's prepared with fresh lemon juice so it's better to finish the bottle in just several days.

THE RECIPE:
1 part Chacha
1 part Cacao Liqueur
1 part Lemon Juice

A note on ingredients:
Chacha — we are proudly working with Armazi 44.0% abv

Many of us remember a popular Russian song «Million of scarlet roses» but who knows the story behind it?
Margarita de Sevres was a french actress, a singer and a dancer. She visited Georgia in 1905
and put such an impression by her beauty on Niko Pirosmani that he sold everything he had and bought enormous amount of flowers for her. And though they have never met in life, Pirosmani also dedicated her a painting «Actress Margarita» which she could probably see more that 50 years later in Louvre in 1968. We feel obligated to keep their story narrated.

Rose liqueur adds a subtle floral note to this popular sour with tequila. Serve it in a tumbler with ice.

Keep in the fridge and shake it in the bottle before pouring in the glass to achieve pleasant bubbly texture. It's prepared with lime cordial instead of fresh juice so it's fridge life is very long.

THE RECIPE:
3 parts Tequila Blanco
1 part Triple Sec
1 part Lime Cordial
0.3 parts Rose Liqueur

A note on ingredients:
Triple Sec — is a strong, sweet and colorless orange-flavored liqueur
We proudly work with French «Merlet — the best we can find in Georgia

«Tuxedo» is man's jacket for semi-formal dress with a bow tie and also an elegant classic cocktail with gin. We designed «Chokha» as its variation. Georgian national costume is back in fashion, they say, well, strong and dry martinis are really expecting you to be dressed up accordingly.

It's largest part is Lillet Blanc so expect it to be softer that a usual strong martini with gin.
Serve it as cold as possible by small portions in pre-chilled cocktail glasses without ice.

Keep it in the fridge but it's a great idea to put it in the freezer for several minutes before pouring. It will last up to 2 months.

THE RECIPE
2.5 parts Lillet Blanc
1 part Gin
1 part Chacha
0.2 parts Kummel Liqueur

A note on ingredients:
Lillet Blanc — a blend of Bordeaux wines fortified with several different citrus liqueurs
Chacha — we are proudly working with Armazi 44.0% abv
Kummel — sweet colorless liqueur flavored with caraway and cumin

«Knyazhna Mary» is one of the main characters of Mikhail Lermontov's «Hero or our time».
Lermontov was tied to Caucasus by heart, your heart will also be captivated by this beauty.
As you have guessed already it's a variation on the Bloody Mary, we're not making it as hot as possible leaving this option to you.

Serve it in tumblers or highballs on ice, garnish with olives or whatever Georgian pickles you may find at your nearest grocery.

Keep it in the fridge, it will last very long but just may thicken a bit so give it a good shake before opening.

THE RECIPE:
4 parts Vodka
1 part Chacha
1 part Lemon Juice
8 parts Tomato Juice
Spices and sauces: sastebeli, red tkemali, tomato chilli sauce,
svanetian salt, paprika

In 1999 according to the people's will Tsotne Dadiani, this valiant commander and ruler of the Western Georgia, was canonized.
In about 1255 a group of his comrades were tortured by mongols. They were lied down naked and covered with honey under the burning sun in the centre of the town, when Tsotne found it out he came there and took this voluntary torment too saying that he's supposed to be with his friends. Mongols were very fascinated by his deed and let everyone free. We're also thrilled by this story and keep narrating it with every order of «Tsotne» in our bar.

«Tsotne» starts a bit sweet with distinct honey aroma then becomes dry and finishes bitter. Serve it in a tumbler with ice.

Keep it in the fridge, it contains only spirits so will last for long.

THE RECIPE:
4 parts Dolin Blanc Vermouth
1 part Midamo
1 part Campari
0.5 part Strega

A note on ingredients:
Dolin Blanc — based on ugni-blanc wine this medium dry French vermouth is flavored with 33 different herbs and spices
Midamo — a brand of Georgian honey distillate, it is 40% abv. and doesn't contain any sugar
Strega — a brand of Italian digestive herbal liqueur produced from 1860. Its yellow color comes from saffron and among its 70 other herbal components, kept in secret, of course, mint and fennel are found

We named «Bagrationi» after Pyotr Bagrationi, a Georgian prince and a general of Russian army, prominent during the Napoleonic Wars. It is our signature variation on the Italian classic cocktail «Negroni». In 2019 «Negroni» celebrated it's 100-year anniversary and it's said to be one of the most popular cocktails of today. It's family consists of many relatives based on different spirits native to different parts of the world and we hope to glorify this particular one with chacha.

«Bagrationi» is strong and bitter and a bit sweet. It's our signature strong cocktail with chacha and you will taste it here.
Serve it in a tumbler with ice. We don't garnish it in the bar but you may like to add a slice of orange or lemon to your taste.

Keep it in the fridge, it contains only spirits so will last for long. With time it will change a bit in the bottle and become softer.

THE RECIPE:
1 part Chacha
1 part Campari
1 part Sweet Vermouth

A note on ingredients:
Chacha — we are proudly working with Armazi 44.0% abv

«White Russian» is a well-known cocktail from the movie «The Big Lebowski» but «Dude» uses a slang word for it calling it a «Caucasian» all the time. That's why we decided to make an interpretation of it and named it «Black Caucasian» as we took away cream.

«Black Caucasian» is a strong and sweet cocktail with some herbal notes from Ferro China amaro. Serve it in a tumbler with ice.

Keep it in the fridge, it contains only spirits so will last long.

THE RECIPE:
7 parts Vodka
5 parts Chacha
5 parts Ferro China
1 part Triple Sec
1 part Cacao Liqueur
1 part Licorice Liqueur

A note on ingredients:
Ferro China — a distinctive sub-category of Italian bitter aperitivo or digestivo containing iron ammonium citrate (ferro) and chinchona bark (china). It is produced since the late 1800's in Rome
Chacha — we are proudly working with Armazi 44.0% abv
Triple Sec — a strong, sweet and colorless orange-flavored liqueur