Schnapps
1 centiliter vanilla liqueur
1 centiliter cream
1 dash Amaretto
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake and strain
into a chilled martini glass.
The Finlandia Sidekick
From winner of the American heat,
Ross Simon; Drift,
Scottsdale, Arizona
25 milliliters Finlandia Vodka, stirred and chilled
1 ounce beetroot juice, freshly juiced
1 ounce carrot juice, freshly juiced
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot sauce
1 dash coriander
Salt and pepper to taste
Squeeze of lemon
Mix all ingredients together over ice. Shake and pour into two shot
glasses.
Lapintini
From
Yaroslav Vladimirovich Panov, St. Petersburg,
Russia
40 milliliters Finlandia Cranberry Fusion
20 milliliters Vermouth Rose
5 milliliters honey
Fresh cranberry juice
Grenadine
Muddle and double-strain. Serve in a martini glass, garnished with
a kumquat.
If You Go
Sleeping
Hotel Klaus K is a perfect
boutique hotel with a hip Finnish
design. Bulevardi 2,
www.klauskhotel.com
Hotel Linna is a centrally located "castle hotel" that
manifests the marriage in Finnish culture of all things Swedish and
Russian. Lönnrotinkatu 29,
www.palace.fi
Drinking
The American Bar at Hotel Torni, Kalevankatu 5,
www.sokoshotels.com
The Arctic Ice Bar, Yliopistonkatu 5,
www.uniq.fi
Dining
Ravintola Kappeli is located in a historic building overlooking
the square and offers nouveau Scandinavian cuisine. Eteläesplanadi
1,
www.ravintolakappeli.com
Ravintola Nokka offers fresh Finnish dishes and is right on
the water. Kanavaranta 7,
www.royalravintolat.com/nokka