Name of the cocktail: “Into Unknown Waters”
Recipe:
40ml. Don Julio reposado
20ml. Talisker sky
25ml limejuice
20ml seeweed syrop
2 dashes green tabasco
1 dash ink of squid.
For the syrup:
Boil 100gr of wakame seaweeds in 500ml of water for 2 minutes. Add 700ml of sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
Methodology:
Pour all the ingredients in a shaker. Add a lot of ice. Shake well for about 8 seconds. Then double strain the cocktail and pour it in a cocktail glass (optimal in a shell if available).
The story behind the cocktail:
When we talk about future we are talking about the new, the innovative, and the unknown. Most of the people imagine the outer space as the meaning of the undiscovered but the true is that at the moment we know more about the space than the oceans. Underwater turbines are the most innovating form of green energy that will contribute to the sustainability of the planet and seaweeds has classified as the food of the future. Taking all this into account it is clear that the future is in this very planet, and its a matter of time to turn to the exploitation of the oceans. Let’s have an adventure in the deep waters of the oceans by diving INTO UNKNOWN WATERS.
In this project I try to merge the innovative catering with the familiar beauty of the sea, in order to offer a unique experience where the guest will welcome the unknown as an old friend. The 2 main identified trends that I used is the “Into the Unknown” and the “Emotional” because I strongly believed that the first one is what mostly classified the future and the second one because no experience is memorable with the lack of emotions. However, “technology” and “sustainability” are also part of it.
The signature ingredient in my cocktail is the Syrup of seaweeds. This
syrup is the main representative of the Unknown. According to many opinions
(included foodpairing.com) seaweeds are the food of the future. Not only
because of their healthy value but also because they are easy to grow and can
feed the world as a sustainable food source. I used wakame seaweeds as they
have a gentle taste and they would be friendlier to our taste palate.
Secondly, another unknown ingredient I used is the Ink of squid.
The ink of the squid plays one additional important role to my project. A lot of bars have tried to give emotional experience to their guests through colors in their cocktails. We have seen a lot of pink cocktails in candy shop projects to make them cute or blue and green colors for tropical cocktails but who has really tried to give bad emotions to his guest? Let’s be honest. Maybe we are enthusiasts for the future but when you are diving INTO UNKNOWN WATERS fear is what you feel. This is the reason that I choose to give black color to my cocktail. Black perfectly represents fear; and when you are ready to drink this cocktail, like a sailor getting ready for an adventure, fear must always be there.
Enjoy!
Recipe and story By Nikolas Vlamos
Instagram: @nikolas_vlamos