Holiday Plans & Flag Cocktail 1

 So, just this last week I sent off my passport for a visa for a place where the flag looks kind of like this!

Need a few more hints?  

Yep, if they approve my visa, I’m off to Russia in August!  

I’m so excited!  I’ve been watching as much of the World Cup as I can – not so much for the football but for the travel stories and the scenery. 

I’ll be visiting Moscow:

And St Petersburg:

But back to the cocktail.  I am both obsessed by and fascinated with the pousse-cafe style cocktail where various liqueurs are layered over each other.  They always look so pretty.  This recipe was called The Electric Flag and I had to include the original version of it here because it so quirky.  (Doh!  I can’t remember where on earth this recipe came from either!

Yep, this little drink here is 150% cocktail!

I used kirsch instead of grappa for my version.  I also didn’t knock it back in one but sipped it over the course of the evening.  It’s strong!  If you are also sipping, make sure you mix it well before you do.

Otherwise, it’s all alcohol at the start and plain sickly sweet grenadine at the end.  The mix of the three together is lovely though!

I’m going to be spending the next few weeks delving into some Russian literature – starting with one of my favourites.

I’ll follow this classic with a wonderful piece of fantasy by dipping back into the Night Watch Series by Sergei Lukyanenko…this is an AMAZING series with Russian Vampires.  The first book was also made into a crazy good film a few years ago.  The sixth instalment of this series came out last year but I am going to save that for when I am in situ.  Meantime, I’ll reimmerse myself into this world by re-reading the earlier books. 

Have a great week?  Are you watching the World Cup?   Who do you think will win?