Born at a bachelor party
Olatov
The perfect collision of luxury and chaos. Fine champagne meets the electric rush of Red Bull and vodka.
The Recipe
Conviviality,
uncompromised.
Red Bull and vodka do the heavy lifting. The champagne? Just a splash—but it has to be the good stuff. Only fine champagnes make the cut. Anything less betrays the spirit of the drink.
"We didn't set out to create a cocktail. We set out to create a moment. The cocktail just happened."
— The Bachelor Party, Chicago 2013
Ingredients
Red Bull
Original, chilled
4 oz
Premium Vodka
Grey Goose, Belvedere, or similar
1.5 oz
Fine Champagne
Veuve Clicquot, Moët, or comparable — splash only
1 oz
Method
- 01Chill a rocks glass or highball
- 02Pour vodka over ice, add Red Bull
- 03Finish with a splash of fine champagne
- 04Do not stir. The bubbles know what to do.
The Origin Story
Some legends are born in palaces.
This one was born in Chicago.
Chicago, 2013. A bachelor party. The kind where tomorrow feels like a rumor and the bar becomes an experimental laboratory.
Someone ordered champagne. Someone else had Red Bull. A third party contributed vodka. What happened next was either a terrible idea or a stroke of genius.
The result was Olatov—a name coined in the haze of celebration, now immortalized for anyone brave enough to try it.
The Rules
Standards exist for a reason.
Acceptable
- Veuve Clicquot
- Moët & Chandon
- Dom Pérignon
- Krug
- Bollinger
- Taittinger
Unacceptable
- Prosecco
- Cava
- Sparkling wine
- André
- Cook's
- Any bottle under $30
If it doesn't say Champagne on the label, it's not an Olatov. It's just a bad decision.