Russian Spring Punch
The Russian Spring Punch is an IBA New Era Drink: 5 ingredients, shaken and topped and served in a collins. That makes 234 ml in the glass, soda included: a long drink.
MethodShaken and topped
GlassCollins
In the glass234 ml
Strength11.5%
Ingredients
- 25 mlvodka
- 25 mlfresh lemon juice
- 15 mlcrème de cassis
- 10 mlsimple syrup
- top upsparkling wine
Method
- Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker except the sparkling wine, shake well with ice, strain into chilled tall tumbler glass filled with ice
- and top up with sparkling wine.
Garnish: Garnish with blackberries and optionally a lemon slice as well.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It sits between bitter and sweet: 0.2 out of 10 of bitterness, 71st of 186 for sweetness.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 39th of 186, and it comes from fresh lemon juice.
- light → strong
- Just 11.5% in the glass: lighter than 60% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.
Its closest neighbour is the Estes: 97 out of 100 for similarity.
Five that come close
- EstesBuilt on tequila and with reposado tequila in place of sparkling wine.
- Cuba LibreBuilt on rum and with cola in place of sparkling wine.
- BatangaBuilt on tequila and with cola in place of sparkling wine.
- El DiabloBuilt on tequila and with ginger beer in place of sparkling wine.
- Mexican 55With reposado tequila in place of vodka and longer by 20 ml.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026