Liquid emerald: a cocktail for the Krka, an emerald beauty

As part of the project “The art of service – waiters as stars” a new cocktail was presented today at Krka National Park.

“Emerald Krka” is a phrase that our delighted visitors often use to describe the stunning scenes of the peaceful canyon sections of the Krka River interlaced with the lavish travertine barriers. The green, emerald and enticing Krka has also proven to be a source of inspiration for year 12 pupils in Šibenik, as the future leaders of Croatian tourism.

At the unique Imperial viewpoint at Skradinski Buk, a new cocktail called “Liquid emerald” was presented as a result of cooperation between the Tourism and Hospitality School, the Iks Bar Academy and the Public Institute of Krka National Park. This cocktail, developed as part of the project “The art of service – waiters as stars” that is aimed at strengthening the vocational skills of pupils and promoting the heritage of this region, was created by the hard-working and creative pupils of the waiter programme at the Šibenik Tourism and Hospitality School.

“The cocktail itself, based on indigenous plants and drinks produced locally, was created as a contribution to the tourism offer of Krka National Park,” stated Senka Dodig, principal of the Šibenik Tourism and Hospitality School. She added, “In this way, we can show that the school, when well incorporated into the local community and strengthened by partnerships with other recognised tourism and national stakeholders, can contribute to furthering the development of the tourism offer and the local community in which it operates.”

For a complete experience of the Krka River, all the senses should be included, including taste. Along its banks, people have grown the food we love to eat today, proud of its bounty, and presented to the world as part of the recognisable, local culinary heritage.

“Krka National Park is a magnificent work of nature, marked by the millennia of coexistence between man and nature. In the fundamental sense of nature conservation, the Public Institute of Krka National Park invests great efforts in education, and it was an exceptional honour to take part in this project. I would like to commend the effort, work and innovation of these young people who will be the future leaders of our hospitality, and I wish that you continue to feel the joy, enthusiasm, motivation and desire to discover new things,” concluded Nella Slavica, director of the Public Institute of Krka National Park.