Cocktail refreshments at Joe’s Bar

How can you find the best way to refresh yourself during summer in Zagreb? Along with beautiful parks in the very centre of the city such as Zrinjevac, Ribnjak and Botanical Garden where you can truly enjoy the natural beauties, hotel ARCOTEL Allegra has prepared for the hot summer days an offer of various refreshing lemonades and freshly squeezed juices as well as cocktails made by the best cocktail masters.

Roman Rabik – this year’s winner at the contest for the best barman in Croatia and Marija Cindrić – last year’s winner in making cocktails who also demonstrated her skills in preparing cocktails at the end competition at Eiffel’s Tower in Paris, will prepare your favourite refreshing cocktail only for you. The Watermelon Mimosa, Cuba Libra, BBG Bloody Mary with crunchy bacon, Banana Watermelon Daiyuiri, Bellini, Tom Collins, Mojito a la Cuba, BBQ Colada are only some of the finer cocktails that will not leave you indifferent. Our skilled cocktail masters reveal that each of these cocktails has its own story and special method of preparation.

Visit us at Joe’s Bar, refresh yourself with your favourite cocktail and greet our winners who will surely surprise you with their creations. The fact that we have the best cocktail masters is also proven by numerous newspaper articles such as the daily paper “24 sata”. Our Joe’s Bar is open every day from 07:00 to 01:00h. We are looking forward to your visit!

The World of Cocktails - Trends that we hope last a little longer

When temperatures start to rise, what better way could there be to enjoy summer than with a cool drink, colourfully garnished for visual appeal and with plenty of ice. So once you’ve found a place in your favourite bar, you can settle down for the hard part. Shaken or stirred? The famous question from the James Bond films was yesterday. Today, our barkeeper Hans Höfer reveals the hottest cocktail trends of the summer season and those we hope will be trending for a little while longer:

Barkeeper Hans Höfer

For the Adventurous: Fresh Herbs and Spices

What has long been commonplace in the kitchen can now be found in cocktail mixers: fresh herbs and spices in fruity cocktails. Adventurous barkeepers are reaching for basil, ginger, thyme and sage to create a trend that not only tastes good, but is healthy as well. The reason is that herbs contain many valuable substances like minerals, trace elements and chlorophyll. 

For the Hard-Bitten: Booze Infusions

If you’re the sort of person who only uses a teabag when you have a cold, then you’ve obviously never heard of the latest trend: Booze infusions. Take a common or garden teabag and let it steep in vodka or gin. Topped with lime juice, ginger ale or cucumber, there’s no better way to cool down on hot summer days. 

For Real Royals: Sparkling Wine Cocktails

Cocktails with sparkling wine or champagne are once again at the top of the summer hit list. And as well as the famous Kir Royal, there are plenty of new flavours to be enjoyed. Purée some fresh berries and then top up the mixture with champagne. And if you like, you can also add a dash of spirits to the fruity drink. 

For Hotheads: Lemonade Cocktails

Admittedly, lemonade cocktails are not really cocktails. But if we follow the definition that a cocktail is a mixed drink made of two or more ingredients, then lemonade cocktails certainly deserve a place on our list! As real all-rounders they offer refreshment on hot summer days and also provide the body with liquids. How about a homemade elderberry or lime and ginger lemonade? Simple recipes that you can try out at home can be found on chefkoch.de.
 

Cocktail Happy Hour @ U-ONE Bar 
Every day between 10.00 p.m. and 11.00 p.m. you can enjoy all cocktails for just EUR 5.10!