http://tsmoki.bulbash.com promosite was created to announce the cocktail project. There it was possible to get acquainted with the Dragons – study detailed cocktails recipes, their composition, experience the real atmosphere thanks to the unique illustrations created for each cocktail individually. Also website visitors could take part in voting arranged by means of share mechanics. They had to share the most favorite cocktail in the social networks. The main drama was based on the idea that the Dragon “lives” until he is remembered (as the traditions are). Those cocktails with the majority of votes were supposed to “live” in Minsk bars, and those who lose – to “die”.

Besides being able to save the Dragon, everyone could take part in the raffle of tasting invitations to conduct a decisive selection. Each website visitor could vote only for one cocktail.

Thereafter, optionally interested participants shared their Dragon in social network and left their phone number in order to participate in the raffle of tasting invitation. According to voting results, each of 9 cocktails received a number of votes that were taken into account in the final voting at the event.

On March, 4, the tasting of all 9 cocktails took place at the bar “Maraskino”. It was attended by about 30 members of the jury: restaurateurs, gastronomy experts and journalists. Guests of the event chose one cocktail in each element. The winners are: “Air Dragon”, “Thorntail”, “Dragon Treasure”. It is important that the results of site voting completely coincided with the opinion of the jury, which indicates the combination of interesting serving of drinks and their taste.

In addition to tasting at the event you could plunge into the world of the Dragons: take a photo with a bright image, try to create your own Pocket Dragon, burn out a Dragon on a notepad and take the test on legends knowledge. Ethnographer Nikolai Pivavar made a digression to the origin of the legends about Dragons, and explained why the Dragons have been selected as images to inspire bartenders. This is one of the strongest and most iconic images in our folklore.

Controversial and variously interpreted, it is able to push to the most daring improvisations. This image, according to the historian, may contribute to the manifestation of such traits of Belarusians as strength and courage that often give way to our well-known “agreeableness”.

Guests of the event appreciated the taste quality of the created cocktails and shared that would gladly order some of them in Minsk bars. According to a cooking show on “Belarus 1” presenter Marina Kondratieva, a representative of the jury, the bartenders offered an authentic approach to the ingredients: they used local products, making cocktails possible to be called national. Instead of whiskey or rum – traditional tincture, instead of Coke in shaker – kvass was prepared, instead of lime – they added a piece of cucumber, instead of pineapple juice – carrot juice, instead of soda – carbonated birch juice, instead of coconut syrup – cherry jam.