World Class 2013

“COCKTAIL: EST. 1820”

Johnnie Walker was a pioneer when he started mixing teas; he then became a leader in the field and grew as a successful professional. His creation made such a sensation and was profitably received by the public!

After all these years, the result is that we confront a big variety of excellent blended whiskies of J.W. family. Based on this example, I attempted to follow the principles of such a unique idea.

As a result, I tried to create a herbal blend that marries one of the last members of J. Walker family, the Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve:

Therefore, perfumes of a blend and other ingredients, such as Jasmine tea, Altea root, Manzanilla and orange dried flowers, know how to accompany Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve. This mix is the basis of my cocktail.

Doing a "twist of the classic", I am creating a cocktail like the way we do at whisky sour.

Ingredients:

·         50 ml Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve

·         25 ml blended tea

·         one egg white

·         25 ml of fresh orange juice

·         2 drops of cherry bitters (“Fee Brothers”)

·         25 ml sugar syrup

·         black basil cress

·         royal jelly

·         “Ghirardelli” dark chocolate with sea salt and roasted almonds

·         a touch of white pepper

Procedure:

In a mixing glass stir whisky with tea; then, pore it at a goblet glass. After that, at a Boston shaker, dry shake with one egg white, also add 25 ml of fresh orange juice, 2 drops of cherry bitters (“Fee Brothers”) and 25 ml sugar syrup, dosage: 1 to 1. Put in the meringue to the top of the drink and afterwards, garnish with black basil cress.

Serving Method:

Roll the salivary buds with a drop of royal jelly. Add a touch of white pepper on top of the dark chocolate from the Ghirardelli family, with sea salt and roasted almonds and continue eating it.
The food tasting is completed by drinking a sip of this ice-cold sour cocktail: Taste the royal jelly, try the dark chocolate and drink your cocktail!

The name of it is: “Est. 1820”.

COCKTAIL No2, “Mediterranean Straße”

      “Mediterranean Straße”                 

I tried to combine two  civilizations/cultures, all in one cocktail. So, I borrowed Mediterranean flavors such us: sun-dried tomatoes, oregano and fresh lemon juice. All these ingredients bind together with mastiha liqueur and create a unique new flavor.Muddle the first three ingredients in the bottom of the shaker. After that add the mastiha liqueur and shake for 5 seconds. Double strain in a flute glass (champagne). Then top up the glass with “German tradition”, which for example is: draught beer! As garnish use: fresh caper and sun-dried tomatoes slices all together put in a stick.Mediterranean Straße” ingredients are:

·       Two sun-dried tomatoes

·       One bar spoon of oregano

·       25 ml of fresh lemon juice

·       60 ml of mastiha liqueur

·       20 ml draught beer

·       2 beens of fresh caper

Cocktail No1. Jalisker Tree

H ιδέα του cocktail είναι βασισμένη στο διάσημο “Bleazer” του “professor” Jerry Thomas. To βιβλίο του David Wondrich “Imbire” και ένας ακόμη διαγωνισμός cocktail αποτέλεσε την αφορμή να σχεδιάσω ένα νέο cocktail. Αυτή την φορά σκέφτηκα να παίξω με την φωτιά! Έτσι γεννήθηκε το “JALISKER TREE”..!


-Καπνίζουμε ένα ποτήρι balloon με ένα ξύλο κανέλας (βάζουμε φωτιά στην κανέλα και καπνίζουμε το ποτήρι αφού σβήσει το stick).

-Προσθέτουμε το malt (TALISKER 50 ml).

-Σε ένα mixing glass βάζουμε 150 ml καυτό νερό 3 κουταλιές Jasmine Tea και μια κουταλιά από μέλι ελάτου. Ανακατεύουμε για 5 λεπτά.

-Σε ένα ποτήρι old fashion βάζουμε 50ml καυτό νερό με αποξηραμένα φρούτα και ένα ολόκληρο κομμάτι κανέλας.

-Βάζουμε φωτιά στο malt που βρίσκεται ήδη στο ποτήρι του balloon. Σβήνουμε την φωτιά με το μελωμένο Jasmine tea (25ml).

-Τοποθετούμε το ποτήρι του balloon στο χείλος του old fashion και σερβίρουμε...