Juleps
Spirit - Fresh Mint - Sugar
The Juleps belong to the oldest mix-drinks worldwide. It is said that they came originally from the North American states. To make sure the Julep comes out
right you have to use fresh, aromatic mint! For one drink you take about 10
fresh mint leaves in a long glass, 1 - 2 spoons of sugar; this you crush with a
pestle. Now half fill the glass with crushed ice, add the spirit, stir vigorously.
The most popular Julep is the Bourbon and Champagne-Julep.

Mojito
This is a Rum Julep
White Rum - Sugar (syrup) - Lime - fresh Mint - Soda
Put the mint and the sugar in a highball glass and crush it with a pestle or bar
spoon, add a dash of fresh lime, the rum and crashed ice, stir vigorously and enjoy!

Daiquiri
Rum - Lime Juice - Sugar
As time went by more and more varieties and experiments appeared.
Today one very popular trend is to add any kind of fruit. The Daiquiri was
Hemingway's favourite drink and is a trademark of Havana. 

Margaritas
Tequila - Cointreau - Lime Juice.
The Margarita has its roots in Acapulco, it was the drink of the public diva -
Margarita Sames. Like the daiquiri it became very common to mix various fruits.
 
Caipirinha
Cachaca or white, young Rum -  Lime Juice - brown Sugar
Quarters of limes washed and crushed in a large highball glass. Add crushed ice,
fill it up with rum and stir well. The Caipirinha is a refreshing cocktail, very popular in Brazil, the Caipi's home!
 
Gin
Gin is a spirit based on juniper. The Benedictine monks valued it as an all-round
remedy; e.g. to treat stomach and bladder complaints. It was only in the 14th
century that gin began to be drunk for enjoyment. Since it was so easy to
produce by 1730 approximately 20% of the shops in London were Gin Shops and
the people drank around 45 million litres of gin a year. There are two ways of
manufacturing gin: You can distil the neutral spirit and add the aroma later on;
or you can put the flavour directly into the alcohol. The latter technique is
simpler though not as good. Manufacturers of high quality gin prefer to distil
from grain and not from molasses. The quality of rum, made from sugar cane,
hasimproved but still the grain distilled gin is more popular. The world famous -
Gin and Tonic is a stable. It is probably never going to be really hip but certainly it will never be out of fashion either. It's a Classic!

Vodka
Everybody drinks it; nobody knows its roots. Many countries held Vodka as
their national drink. For the West it might be a simple product to trade with, in
Poland, Russia and Scandinavia it has a much higher value. Basically Vodka is a
neutral spirit, which can be made out of anything containing starch, such as
molasses, sugar-cane, potatoes, rye, wheat, millet, maize or even whey. That
means for Sweden rye, for Poland potatoes, for Russia rye and wheat. In this
way a lot of different kinds have developed. You will always find people who say
that Vodka doesn't have any taste. Those people simply haven't learnt how to
value its mild taste! And that is why it can be used for lots of different cocktails.
One thing however is for sure, if you go out for a couple of drinks and your boss
or your wife is not supposed to know, vodka is your friend. Cause no matter how
much you drink, nobody will smell it!

Whiskey
There is a lot of cult and history about this one...
Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin loved Whiskey to death! Even today
it has a touch of cool enjoyment and male class around it. At the beginning of
the 19th century the Scottish started to like Whiskey and the growing
population in the lowlands developed an endless thirst for it. With the invention
of a method to distil corn in huge amounts, it became possible to produce
Whiskey very fast. The grain is cooked to free the starch. To this base you add
hot water and barely, with this procedure the starch is converted into sugar.
Beyond this point it would get very scientific to talk about this complicated
production process in detail. Your eyes would start to burn and your heads
would start to smoke, there are whole books concerning this special procedure, so lets move on...

Wine
Last but not least, a few words about wine...
The mild climate and the sunny hills make Hvar a perfect area to grow wine;
where neither chemicals nor fertilizers are needed. We decided not to deal with
individual recommendations of vineyards, but rather to suggest to visitors to ask
for advice when you are on the island. As we composed our menu thinking of
what we want to offer, we once again had to deal with the fact of being in
Croatia. Strict import conditions make it hard, but with the necessary patience
it is possible to build up a tasty supply of quality products. After the slogan:
"good things take time", step by step "korak po korak" we will refine ou selection.