It looks and tastes almost like an ordinary glass of beer, crisp, cold and malty. The vodka hides in the background, adding warmth and a lot of strength, which is exactly why this drink calls for care.
11¼ oz
lagere.g. Heineken · Beck's · Carlsberg · Stella Artois · Peroni
1 oz
vodka well chillede.g. Absolut · Smirnoff · Grey Goose · Ketel One · Belvedere
Garnish: None · Ice: Served up, no ice
Yorsh
Crisp and malty like a cold lager, with a clean, warming alcohol note on the finish. It tastes lighter than it is.
Yorsh (ёрш in Russian) is a traditional Russian mix of beer and vodka. The word means ruffe, a small spiny freshwater fish, and is also used for a bristly brush; the usual explanation is that the mixture, like the prickly fish, is rough and hits hard.
It is a pub and party drink rather than a bartender's creation, with no known inventor, and the ratio of beer to vodka varies from glass to glass. Similar beer and spirit combinations exist in many countries, from the American boilermaker to the German U-Boot and the Korean somaek. All of them are much stronger than beer alone, and vodka in beer is easy to underestimate, so it is best taken slowly and in moderation.
Yorsh is the Russian name of the ruffe, a small spiny fish, and also of a bristle brush, a reference to the drink's rough punch.
With 330 ml lager and 30 ml vodka it contains almost as much alcohol as two beers, even though it tastes like one.
A cold, light lager. It keeps the drink crisp and lets the vodka blend in smoothly.
The perfect sound
A rowdy beer hall night with a sneaky kick.
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