Mors (drink)

Glass of mors

Mors (Russian: морс) is a non-carbonated Russian fruit drink^[1][2][3] prepared from berries, mainly from lingonberry and cranberry (although sometimes blueberries, strawberries or raspberries). It is made from fermented and clarified juices blending with sugar syrup and drinking water. Instead of juice, fruit extracts may be used with the addition of aromatic essences, organic food acids, sugars, dyes and drinking water. For some recipes, the juice is boiled, then cooled.

Content of alcohol in Mors - not less than 1% solids content - 3.5-4.4%.

Mors is sometimes used in alcoholic cocktails.

History

It is first mentioned in the 16th century in the Domostroy with instructions about how to make it, but has likely been around longer.^[4][5]

References

1. ЭСБЕ/Морс — Викитека
2. Mors: Russian Fruit Drink
3. CranberryJuice | NMU Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
4. The Economy and Material Culture of Russia, 1600-1725 By Richard Hellie P. 104 chapter 6 http://books.google.com/books?id=V1bCm-E251MC&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=mors+domostroi&source=bl&ots=U6h8UeF8An&sig=hl7g1k7oVGVPgshCIm7c1IoO-aY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=_Tl0U9gCyYeqBpaDgcAB&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=mors%20domostroi&f=false
5. A Chilled Russian Berry Drink – “Mors” | To Discover Russia