5 Eurovision Cocktail Recipes
Ever sit and think to yourself “what shall I drink for Eurovision”? Well think no more! Because I’ve got 5 different Eurovision cocktails inspired by 5 different Eurovision Song Contest competing countries that you can make from home to celebrate Eurovision night in style.
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We’re talking salted caramel and Spanish rum Espresso Martini twists to keep you awake. We’re talking 3 ingredient French Lemon Pie tasting martini’s (yep, you read that correctly, lemon pie). We’re talking cocktails that look like the Ukrainian flag and much, much more.
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So now you know what you’re drinking for Eurovision. I think it’s time to get stuck in.
But first…
The Eurovision Cocktails
What I have for you is 5 different cocktails based of 5 different popular countries competing in this years Eurovision Song Contest. Inspiration comes from the ingredients, the look, or the name.
To be honest, there’s plenty of ways these cocktails fit the countries but the best thing you can do is just to make all of them and test them yourself. You know… For research.
The Flavour
Whilst we’re on the subject of flavour. Let’s just cover that a little more. We have an eclectic mix of drinks here, no doubt. But it means nothing if they don’t taste good.
In creating these cocktails I’ve personally put the flavour before anything else. Well, except for the Daim bar one. I’ve been wanting to put a daim bar on a cocktail for years now.
A big help with that was flavour was Flävar (which does sound weird to say out loud - big help with that was flavour was Flävar).
What is Flävar
So what is Flävar you might be asking? Flävar a Swedish Schnapps.
Schnapps alone can be pretty confusing but for 90% of schnapps it’s best to just think of them like flavoured liqueurs. In the case of Flävar they have a range of 5 clear flavoured schnapps, all inspired by there homeland Sweden.
Which yes, that did make the Swedish Eurovision cocktail easy to come up with.
The flavours are;
Raspberry and Liquorice
Salted Caramel
Strawberry and Lime
Blueberry and Lemon
Lemon Pie
For more about Flävar and where to buy, check out there official website here.
Each of these cocktails will use a different one of those above flavours.
Eurovision Themed Shots
But that’s not all I’ve done. I’ve also created 5 totally different Eurovision flag shots with Flävar which you can see below.
5 Eurovision Song Contest Themed Layered Flag Shot Recipes
Understanding how to layer a shot
With these and any layered shot, layered cocktail, or layered whatever. It’s important to understand the physics behind it to do it right.
There’s two things you need to know, one more then the other. The most important if you just want to make this shot is how to lightly add the layers so they don’t combine and blend too much.
The other which is only really important if you plan on making more of these shots, is to understand why they layer. Once you have an understanding of that (which is actually quite simple) you can layer pretty much any liquids you want.
So for example, if you have any other flag shots you want to do you can figure out how to do it without searching for a recipe.
You will also be able to change the liquid so the taste is different. So let’s get into those 2 things
How to layer a shot
The key is for the liquid you’re layering to be added lightly and as spread out as you can. To do this, take a spoon and put it just above the liquid you’re layering on.
Top tip: having the spoon backwards (so the inside of the spoon is facing down) helps a lot.
Then slowly pour your layering liquid on top. What will happen is it will run over the back of the spoon and spread over the full surface area instead of just being poured in one spot which can be quite heavy.
It also helps if you have a bar spoon like this. The flat end can be used for layering. If you’re shopping from the USA, this is the spoon you want.
It also helps if you have a speed pourer so you can pour slowly. Speed pourers are very cheap so its worth picking a few up. Don’t bother spending a lot of money of speed pourers, they serve one job, you don’t need it to be fancy. Just get these ones from amazon if you’re UK based, or for you USA based folk, get these ones.
How to layer ANY liquid
For layering any liquid, the key is density. The more lighter a liquid is, the more likely it is to float. Trying to float 2 liquids with the same density (such as water) would be impossible. They’d just mix together, you can’t stop that. But if one of the liquids is more dense, a slow pour will layer on top.
The bigger the differences in density the crisper the layer.
And what makes the biggest difference in the density of liquid? Sugar.
The more sugar in a liquid the heavier it is. So all you really have to do is put the liquid with the most sugar at the bottom, and the liquid with the least sugar at the top.
I have a chart to help with this. Click here, it’ll take you to my alcohol density chart which lists the most popular types of alcohol from the least dense to the most. It’ll also explain more about density in liquids.
To use it for making your own layered drinks. Just make sure whatever is being layered on top is further up on the chart then the one below.
Alcohol Density Chart
The 5 Eurovision Song Contest Cocktail Recipes
Put A Dime in The Jukebox
Spanish/Swedish Themed Cocktail
A tasty combination of Spanish Rum, Swedish Salted Caramel Schnapps and Espresso. Garnished with a Daim bar.
The Fruit Cup
Ukraine Themed Cocktail
Striking blue and yellow layered cocktail with orange, Blue Curacao, Vodka, Soda, Lemon, and Blueberry.
Taste The Music
Swedish Themed Cocktail
Swedish Vodka mixed with raspberry and liquorice schnapps, lemon juice, apple, and Lingonberry jam.
English Garden
UK Themed Cocktail
London Dry Gin with Strawberry and lime Schnapps and Soda water.
Lemon Pie Martini
Celebrate Eurovision 2024 in style with the ONLY Eurovision party pack online that includes Eurovision drink and cocktail recipes you can make at home! Eurovision flag bunting, Eurovision Drinking games, Score Cards and of course, the best Eurovision Bingo Cards made specifically for 2024.
______________________________
HERE'S WHAT YOU GET:
6 Eurovision Bingo Cards unique for 2024
The Ultimate Eurovision Quiz
The Eurovision Drinking Game
Eurovision Themed Cocktail Recipes
Eurovision Themed Flag Shot Recipes
Blank Score Sheets
Printable Flag Bunting and Decor perfect for decorating an entire home on a budget.
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