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Cocktails

The authentic and versatile taste of Riga Black Balsam herbal bitter makes it an indispensable component for different tipples – from simple shots to sophisticated cocktails, whether they are long drinks, before drinks or even sophisticated cocktails.

Signature cocktails

Riga Black Balsam signature cocktails - the best way, how to experience the uniqueness of this legendary herbal bitter.

Riga Black Balsam Original bottle

Riga Black Balsam

Original
Riga Black Balsam Black Currant bottle

Riga Black Balsam

Black Currant
Riga Black Balsam Cherry bottle

Riga Black Balsam

Cherry
Riga Black Balsam Espresso bottle

Riga Black Balsam

Espresso
Riga Black Balsam Chocolate & mint bottle

Riga Black Balsam

Chocolate & mint
Riga Black Balsam
Black & Stormy
Black & Stormy
Black Shooter
Black Shooter
George Washington's Lie
George Washington's Lie
Clavis Riga
Clavis Riga
Riga Black Balsam Currant
On the rocks
On the rocks
Stairway to heaven
Stairway to heaven
Lovely Rosmary
Lovely Rosmary
Rico
Rico
Riga Black Balsam Cherry
Cherry Soda
Cherry Soda
Cherry Whispers
Cherry Whispers
Hot Lullaby
Hot Lullaby
Cloud
Cloud

World classic cocktails

World Classics are world famous cocktails prepared with Riga Black Balsam. Original recipes are adapted by changing just one ingredient – base alcohol, keeping the rest of the original recipe unchanged.

Caipirinha | world class cocktail
Spritz | world class cocktail
Espresso Martini | world class cocktail
Negroni | world class cocktail
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Craft your own cocktail

with Riga Black Balsam

Find your ideal and share tips with friends. Indulge in and become inspired by new flavour combinations, getting into the enthusiastic bartender character.

Caipirinha

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
5 cl

Brown sugar
1 bar spoon

Lime
1/2

Fill shaker with all the ingredients and ice, shake and pour into an old fashioned glass. Decorate with slices of lime.


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Spritz

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
2 parts

Prosecco
3 parts

Soda water
1 part

Orange
slices

Fill a balloon glass with ice, pour riga black currant, prosecco, soda water. Add slices of orange.


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Espresso Martini

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Riga Black Balsam
4 cl

Coffee liqueur (Moka)
2 cl

Sugar syrup
1 cl

Coffee beans
3 - 5 pcs

Espresso
1 shot

Fill shaker with all the ingredients and ice, shake it and pour into a martini glass. Decorate with 3-5 coffee beans.


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Negroni

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Riga Black Balsam Cherry
3 cl

Gin
3 cl

Vermouth rosso
3 cl

Grapefruit
1 peel

Orange
1 peel

Fill a mixing glass with ice. Pour all the ingredients into the mixing glass, add grapefruit peel and stir well. Fill a cocktail glass with ice and pour the cocktail from the mixing glass into the cocktail glass; The grapefruit peel remains in the mixing glass. Decorete with orange peel and cherry.


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Black & Stormy

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Riga Black Balsam
2.5 cl

Cola
1.5 cl

Ginger beer
12 cl

Lime juice
2 cl

Sugar syrup
1 cl

Fill the serving glass with ice and all the ingredients, except Riga Black Balsam. Stir the cocktail and pour the Riga Black Balsam over it to create a dark layer. Decorate with mint leaves, slice of lime, and sprinkle with caster sugar.


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Black Shooter

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Riga Black Balsam
20 ml

Peach juice
20 ml

Pour peach juice into a shot glass. Slowly add Riga Black Balsam poured over the back of a spoon.


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On the rocks

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
40 ml

Ice cubes
a few

Pour Riga Black Balsam Currant into a glass filled with ice. Stir with a bar spoon.


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Stairway to heaven

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
5 cl

Tonic
10 cl

Ginger
4 slices

Drop the ginger at the bottom of an Old Fashioned glass and gently muddle it. Add ice, tonic water and Riga Black Balsam Currant. Mix and enjoy.


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Fifth element

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Riga Black Balsam Element
40 ml

Cola
120 ml

Orange
a slice

Fill the glass with ice, pour Riga Black Balsam Element and cola. Add a slice of orange and stir.


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Cherry Soda

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Riga Black Balsam Cherry
1 part

Soda water
2

Orange peel
some

Cola

Fill an Old Fashioned glass with ice. Pour Riga Black Balsam Cherry and Soda water, add the orange peel, decorate with a cherry. Mix before serving.


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Cherry Whispers

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Riga Black Balsam Cherry
50 ml

Schweppes Russchian
100ml

Orange
a slice

Fill a coupe glass with ice. Pour Riga Black Balsam Cherry and Schweppes Russchian, add a slice of orange, decorate with a cherry. Mix before serving.


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Doctor B

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Really easy: take a bottle of the legendary balsam and pour it for yourself first.


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Fresh Black Cranberry

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Cranberry liqueur
20 ml

Cranberry juice
150 ml

Ice cubes

Fill a glass with ice. Pour cranberry juice, then liqueur. Add Riga Black Balsam on the top. See how balsam makes its beautiful way down through ice cubes. Decorate with cranberries and a slice of lime.


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George Washington's Lie

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Riga Black Balsam
4 cl

Cherry juice
12 cl

Lemon
1 slice

Clove
5

Pour all liquids together in a glass, heat them, add lemon and cloves.


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Clavis Riga

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Riga Black Balsam
20 ml

Rhubarb liqueur
10 ml

Apple juice
55 ml

Pomegranate syrup
5 ml

White chocolate syrup
5 ml

Orange
peel

Pour all the ingredients into a cooled mixing glass with ice, mix and pour into a cooled cocktail glass via strainer. Decorate with orange peel.


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Black Moon

Riga Black Balsam
20 ml

Fresh lemon juice
10 ml

Grenadine syrup
10 ml

Fill a shot glass with grenadine syrup, add lemon juice and a layer of Riga Black Balsam using the back of a spoon.


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Hot Black Currant

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Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Currant juice
160 ml

Pour all the ingredients in a heat resistant glass and heat. Add cinnamon and decorate with a slice of orange.


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Riga Libre

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Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Cola
120 ml

Lime
1/4

Ice cubes

Fill a glass with ice, pour the Riga Black Balsam, then add Cola, lime and mix it all together.


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Black & White

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Milk
90 ml

Caramel syrup
10 ml

Ice cream
50 ml

Chocolate
few crumbs

In a hot drink glass heat milk, add Riga Black Balsam and caramel syrup. Top it with ice-cream and grated chocolate.


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Riga Black Coffee

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Coffee liqueur (Moka)
20 ml

Coffee beans
90 ml

Whipped cream
40 ml

Pour Riga Black Balsam into a glass, add coffee liqueur and coffee and mix it all together. Put whipped cream on the top.


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Black Mint

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Apple juice
80 ml

Mango juice
80 ml

Pour all the ingredients into a glass and heat. Decorate with a slice of apple and mint leaves.


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Black Mojito

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Sprite
120 ml

Fruit syrup
5 ml

Brown sugar

Lime
1/2

Orange
1 slice

Ice cubes

Mint leaves
10 - 20

Mash orange and lime with fruit syrup or brown sugar till fruit juice appears, then add crushed ice, Sprite and Riga Black Balsam. Decorate with a mint and a slice of lime.


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Sugar Black

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Coffee liqueur (Moka)
40 ml

Sweet cream
20 ml

Chocolate
few crumbs

Ice cubes

Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice then pour the drink into a cocktail glass through a strainer. Add chocolate crumbs for a garnish.


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Black Night Dancer

Riga Black Balsam
20 ml

Blackberry syrup
10 ml

Cola
40 ml

Fresh lemon juice
5 ml

Ice cubes

Pour all the ingredients in a shaker except cola. Shake vigorously and then pour into a glass through a strainer. Add cola and garnish with a cherry.


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Sex on the Balsam Beach

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Mango juice
80 ml

Orange juice
80 ml

Sprite
40 ml

Ice cubes

Fill a glass with ice, pour Sprite with mango juice and add Riga Black Balsam on the top. Serve decorated with fresh mint leaves and a small chunk of pineapple.


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Black Ice Virgin

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Plum juice
100 ml

Ice cream
150 ml

Ice cubes

Blend all the ingredients with crashed ice and serve, decorated with fresh mint leaves.


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Riga Temptation

Riga Black Balsam Currant
50 ml

Peach liqueur
20 ml

Apple juice
100 m;

Passion fruit syrup
5 ml

Almonds
4 -5 pieces

Pour all the ingredients into a glass, heat up to 40-70 degrees and add few almonds.


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Lovely Rosmary

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
40 ml

Apple juice
150 ml

Chocolate syrup
10 ml

Rosemary
3-4 leaves

Place chocolate syrup, apple juice and 3-4 rosemary leaves into a hot drink glass. Heat and add Riga Black Balsam Currant.


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Rico

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
30 ml

Riga Black Balsam
5 ml

Red wine
20 ml

Almond syrup
15 ml

Coffee beans
Arabica 5 pcs

Lemon
a peel

Cool a serving glass, lightly mash coffee beans in the mix glass, add one spoon of citric acid and add the required ingredients, add ice and stir thoroughly in order for the cocktail to reach the necessary temperature. Using a strainer and filter pour the cocktail into the serving glass, and decorate with a star anise and lemon peel.


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Currant Fire

Riga Black Balsam Currant
15 ml

Spicy syrup
2 ml

Lime cordial mixer syrup
5 ml

Triple sec (Moulin de Fruits)
15 ml

Carefully pour all the ingredients in layers into a shot glass - 1. spicy syrup, 2. cordial mixer, 3. Riga Black Balsam Currant, 4. triple sec. Ignite the orange liqueur and quickly drink the cocktail from the bottom layer with a straw.


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Currant Bonbon

Riga Black Balsam Currant
20 ml

Riga Black Balsam Cream
20 ml

Cool the drinks and pour two layers into a shot glass. Drink in one shot!


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Dark Rainbow

Riga Black Balsam Currant
50 ml

Triple sec (Moulin de Fruits)
20 ml

Strawberry syrup
10 ml

Sprite
140 ml

Fresh lemon juice
10 ml

Ice cubes

Pour all the ingredients in the given order into a glass with ice.


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Riga Black Kir Royal

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
20 ml

Dry sparkling wine
130 ml

Pour the ingredients into a glass and slightly stir with a spoon.


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Riga Black® Sea Breeze

Riga Black Vodka
40 ml

Cranberry juice
120 ml

Ice cubes

Lemon
1 slice

Pour Riga Black® on rocks (ice) and mix with cranberry juice. Garnish with a slice of lemon.


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Riga Black® Sunset

Riga Black Vodka
60 ml

Cherry liqueur
20 ml

Cherry juice
20 ml

Lemon juice
40 ml

Sugar syrup
20 ml

Ice cubes

Orange
1 slice

Mix the ingredients in long drink glass. Top with orange slice.


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Riga Black® Summer Melody

Riga Black Vodka
60 ml

Strawberry liqueur
20 ml

Sugar syrup
10 ml

Fresh lemon juice
10 ml

Ice cubes

Mix the ingredients in long drink glass and garnish with a fresh strawberry.


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Riga Black® Fresh Apple

Riga Black Vodka
50 ml

Apple juice
80 ml

Fresh lemon juice
10 ml

Sugar syrup
5 ml

Fill a glass with ice, mix together the ingredients and garnish with a slice of fruit of your choice.


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Balsam Kissberry

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Peach juice
80 ml

Caramel syrup
10 ml

Fresh lemon juice
10 ml

Strawberries
2 pieces

Canned pineapples
2 pieces

Mash and mix all the ingredients, then mix in crashed ice. Garnish with a fresh strawberry and mint leaves.


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Riga Innocent Black

Riga Black Balsam
40 ml

Ice cream
120 ml

Peach liqueur
20 ml

Peach juice
120 ml

Place all the ingredients into a blender, blend and pour in a glass. Decorate with an orange slice and a cocktail cherry.


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Riga`s Fruity Summer

Riga Black Balsam Currant
40 ml

Lemon
1/2

Orange
1/2

Ginger Ale
100 ml

Ice cubes

Cut lemon and orange into chunks and mash. Pour balsam into a glass add subtle ice. Shake in a shaker and add Ginger Ale.


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Black Honey Money

Riga Black Balsam
20 ml

Honey syrup
10 ml

Apple juice
40 ml

Fresh lemon juice
5 ml

Ice cubes

Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice, then pour the drink into a cocktail glass through a strainer.


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A streetcar named desire

Riga Black Balsam Element
40 ml

Pomegranate juice
120 ml

Orange
1 slice

Ice cubes

Fill a glass with ice, pour the Riga Black Balsam Element, then add pomegranate juice, slice of orange and mix it all together.


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When Quants Collide

Riga Black Balsam Element
40 ml

Ginger Ale
120 ml

Lime
1 wedge

Ice cubes

Fill a glass with ice, pour the Riga Black Balsam Element, then add ginger ale, wedge of lime and mix it all together.


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Triple Pomerance

Riga Black Balsam Element
40 ml

Triple sec (Moulin de Fruits)
30 ml

Orange

Fill a glass with ice, pour the Riga Black Balsam Element, then add Cointreau, orange zest and mix it all together.


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White Element

Riga Black Balsam Element
40 ml

Coffee liqueur (Moka)
40 ml

Sweet cream
20 ml

Ice cubes

Coffee beans

Fill the glass with ice, pour in Riga Black Balsam Element, then add the Moka, mix, add lightly whipped cream. Add coffee beans as a garnish.


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Black Delight

Riga Black Balsam
50 ml

Grape juice
80 ml

Chocolate ice cream
100 g

Physalis

Pour all the liquids into blender, add ice cream and blend it all together.


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Hades' Homecoming

Riga Black Balsam
50 ml

Pomegranate juice
60 ml

Tonic
60 ml

Lemon
1 slice

Pour all liquids over the ice and stir.


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Black Apple

Riga Black Balsam
50 ml

Apple juice
60 ml

Sprite
60 ml

Mint leaves

Pour all liquids over the ice and stir.


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Element Challenge

Riga Black Balsam Element
40 ml

Apple juice
120 ml

Maple syrup
10 ml

Cinnamon
a pinch

Pour all the ingredients into a glass along with ice and stir. Use orange zest and cinnamon stick for a garnish.


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Element on the rocks

Riga Black Balsam Element
50 ml

Ice cubes

Put ice in a glass and pour Riga Black Balsam Element on it. Use an orange peel as a garnish.


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Some Like it Hot

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Riga Black Balsam Element
50 ml

Orange juice
150 ml

Brown sugar

Ginger

Place all ingredients into a hot drink glass, heat it up and add ginger slices like a garnish.


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Purple Flame

Riga Black Balsam Currant
50 ml

Red wine
50 ml

Orange juice
100 ml

Orange
peel

Place all ingredients into a hot drink glass, heat it up and add a slice of orange like a garnish.


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Black Plum

Riga Black Balsam
50 ml

Apple juice
150 ml

Sugar syrup
5 ml

Prunes
3

Place all ingredients into a hot drink glass, heat it up and use lemon peel for garnish.


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Caipirinha

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
5 cl

Brown sugar
1 bar spoon

Lime
1/2

Fill shaker with all the ingredients and ice, shake and pour into an old fashioned glass. Decorate with slices of lime.


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Espresso Martini

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Riga Black Balsam
4 cl

Coffee liqueur (Moka)
2 cl

Sugar syrup
1 cl

Coffee beans
3 - 5 pcs

Espresso
1 shot

Fill shaker with all the ingredients and ice, shake it and pour into a martini glass. Decorate with 3-5 coffee beans.


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Spritz

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Riga Black Balsam Currant
2 parts

Prosecco
3 parts

Soda water
1 part

Orange
slices

Fill a balloon glass with ice, pour riga black currant, prosecco, soda water. Add slices of orange.


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Negroni

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Riga Black Balsam Cherry
3 cl

Gin
3 cl

Vermouth rosso
3 cl

Grapefruit
1 peel

Orange
1 peel

Fill a mixing glass with ice. Pour all the ingredients into the mixing glass, add grapefruit peel and stir well. Fill a cocktail glass with ice and pour the cocktail from the mixing glass into the cocktail glass; The grapefruit peel remains in the mixing glass. Decorete with orange peel and cherry.


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Formula 1752

Juniper berries
1 bar spoon

Riga Black Balsam Currant
6,5 cl

Rhubarb bitter
0,5 cl

Macaron syrup
0,5 cl

Apple Vinegar (5%)
4 dashes

Cranberry juice
1,5 cl


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Black Balsa-miko

Riga Black Balsam Currant
2 cl

Bols Cacao White
2 cl

Lime cordial
1 cl

Bitters Cardamom
2 drops

Orange
a peel


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Ieva

Riga Black Balsam Element
2 cl

Riga Black Balsam Currant
2 cl

Giffard Fleur de Sureau Sauvage
2 cl

Melon syrup
1 cl

Tatratea citrus tea liqueur
1,5 cl

Lemon juice
1,5 cl


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The 6th Sense

Riga Black Balsam Currant
2,5 cl

Bols Red Orange
2 cl

Bols Cacao White
1,5 cl

Amaretto
0,5 cl

Red Bull Red Edition
2 cl

Orange
a twist of


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Purple Valvet

Riga Black Balsam Currant
3 cl

Limoncello
2,5 cl

Lime cordial
1.5 cl

Almond syrup
1 cl

Blackberry
3 berries


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Black Secret

Riga Black Balsam Element
3 cl

Bitter Campari
1 cl

Malibu Caribbean rum with coconut flavour
1,5 cl

Peach syrup
1 cl

Sweet & Sour
0.5 cl

Cranberry juice
3 cl


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Hot Lullaby

Riga Black Balsam Cherry
3.5 cl

Red wine
2 cl

Apple juice
14 cl

Mint leaves
some

Cinnamon
1

Pour all the ingredients (except the mint leaves and cinnamon stick) into a heat resistant glass, heat the drink to a serve-ready temperature. Finally, add the mint leaves and cinnamon stick.


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Cloud

Riga Black Balsam Cherry
35 ml

Riga Black Balsam Currant
30 ml

Angostura Bitters
5 dashes

Apple Pie Syrup
5 ml

Sweet cream
20 ml

Nutmeg
some

Cool the serving glass. Fill the mixing glass with all the ingredients, except the sweet cream. Stir well and pour the cocktail into the serving glass. Lightly whip the sweet cream and pour it over the top of the cocktail to create two layers. Grate the nutmeg over the cocktail.


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