What do the endless festivals and all the small bars that pop up in the most unreal places (only to become the season’s hottest hangouts) tell you about Hungarian summers? Well, the answer is that these people really know how to enjoy hot weather. They even fit their booze habits accordingly. We all know that Hungarian wines are mmm… a blessing and it’s really worth trying them. But just imagine imbibing a full-bodied glass of wine while thinking of the intensely hot Budapest weather! No way! A most creative nation when talking about alcohol, Hungarians figured out long ago that there’s something to the cooling mix of soda water and wine. And the winner is… the much-loved Hungarian summer drink: the fröccs!
Known as the wine spritzer in other parts of the world, fröccs doesn’t bear the same negative connotations in Hungary. On the contrary! There is a whole culture built around this drink as our innovative Hungarians have come up with a striking number of combinations and outlandish names for them. It’s almost impossible to navigate in the world of fröccs (even for Hungarians!), but now FUNZINE brings you the ultimate fröccs guide and, wait for it (!), a FUNZINE Fröccs Party on July 16th! Test your freshly-gained knowledge by answering one easy-peasy question and have the chance to win a free ticket to our Fröccs Party and a bottle of wine!
The Classics:
The Classic Spritzer (Fröccs)
2 dl wine, 1 dl soda water
Small Step or Whistle (Kisfröccs)
1 dl wine, 1 dl soda water
Long Step or The Twisted (Hosszúlépés)
1 dl wine, 2 dl soda water
Janitor (Házmester)
3 dl wine, 2 dl soda water
Vice Janitor (Viceházmester)
2 dl wine, 3 dl soda water
For the Advanced:
Landlord, (also called as the ‘Buffalo’s kiss’ and for a reason!) (Háziúr)
4 dl wine, 1 dl soda water
Mayor (Polgármester)
6 dl wine, 4 dl soda water
The Comedian (Krúdy fröccs)
9 dl wine, 1 dl soda water
The Slap (Maflás)
5 dl wine, 5dl soda water
The Long Jump (also called as the Greedy One, also for a reason!) (Távolugrás)
1 dl wine, 9dl soda water
Non-Alcoholic fröccs:
Apple Spritzer (Almafröccs)
Half apple juice, half soda water
Kid’s Spritzer (Gyerekfröccs)
Half grape juice, half soda water