Step by Step

"The overall inspiration for the garnish for good, Ketel One Challenge is creating a drink using sustainable methods throughout each ingredient and run a series of workshops that help young and passionate bartenders to compete in competitions and develop themselves into "World Class Bartenders" with a conscious mind of sustainability & giving back to the community.

The inspiration that I got through this initiative to create my cocktail was to source my ingredients locally at small privately owned markets, which will hopefully inspire many on and off the trade to buy local and support small businesses within UAE.

Step by Step

Glassware: Tulip
Garnish: Repurposed Tomato Leather
Method: Rolled

Ingredients:
40 ml Ketel One Family-Made Vodka
10 ml Repurposed Black Lemon Fino Sherry
40 ml Oxidized Wine & Tomato Water Cordial
5 ml Talisker 10 year old

1.20g Black Lemon
2.500ml Fino Sherry
Add lemon husk to the dehydrator for 24 hours at 120C until lemon has lost its water content and turns brown.
Add the first 2 ingredients into a vacuum bag and sous at 40oC for 1 hour. Strain through a cheese cloth.

To make Tomato Water Cordial:
1.250ml Oxidised White Wine
2.500g Local Beef Tomato
3.1% of Citric Acid
4.10% Granulated Sugar
Add the first 2 ingredients into a vacuum bag, vacuum and seal tight at 100%, keep in freezer for 5 hours.
Remove the tomatoes, blend and strain through a cheese cloth. Add Citric acid and Granulated sugar to the % of the Volume. Stir until completely dissolved."