Smoke Lab Vodka companions with the Chilled 100 Bartenders to create distinctive cocktails utilizing its newest expression, Smoke Lab Aniseed Vodka together with its flagship Smoke Lab Vodka. Our group of professional bartenders have been invited to a playful exploration of aniseed—a a lot cherished Indian herb with refreshing notes of fennel and licorice ending with a creamy, sweetness and delicate fennel blossom not on the palate.
Take a look at the ultimate group of Chilled 100 bartender’s recipes right here.
Jessie Marrero
Bartender at Church Bar
@nevikitty2.0 / jessie.marrero.16
Margola
Substances:
- 1 1/2 oz Smoke Lab Vodka
- 1/2 oz Easy syrup
- 3 dashes rosewater
- 2 oz mango puree
- 3/4 oz runny vanilla yogurt
- 1 pinch of Himalayan pink salt
Preparation: Add all elements to shaker with ice. Double pressure into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with star anise.
Soiled Anaar
Substances:
- 1 1/2 oz Smoke Lab Aniseed Vodka
- 1 oz inexperienced/black infused home made grenadine*
- Prime with Sprite
Preparation: Construct in tall Collins glass. *Grenadine recipe: 1 half pomegranate nectar (Moor model) to 1-part white sugar. Prepare dinner on low till dissolved and thickened. Whereas cooling, add 3-4 inexperienced cardamom pods evenly pressed, and 2-3 black cardamom pods into combination for 15-20 minutes. Pressure out earlier than use. Garnish with cherry and lime.
Shaun Stewart
Bar supervisor at The Bluebird Cocktail Room
@shaunpointonepercenter
Mumbai #5
Substances:
- 2 oz Smoke Lab Vodka
- 1 oz Turmeric/Coriander/Cardamom/Caraway Syrup*
- 1/2 oz Lemon Juice Topped with Q Mixers Membership Soda
Preparation: Add 2 oz of Smoke Lab Vodka, 1 oz Turmeric/Coriander /Cardamom/Caraway syrup and 1/2 oz lemon juice into shake tin. Shake with ice for 8 seconds. Pressure into highball glass with new ice. Prime with Q Mixers membership soda. Garnish with skewered skinny sliced purple dragon carrot.
*Turmeric/Coriander/Cardamom/Caraway Syrup
Substances:
- 2 tablespoons turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon complete coriander
- 1 tablespoon cardamom
- 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
Preparation: Add all of the elements to a pot. Warmth on medium warmth, stirring periodically. Deliver to a simmer after which take off the warmth. Let cool, pressure and bottle. Will final 3-4 weeks.
It’s the Chaat
Substances:
- 1 1/2 oz Smoke Lab Vodka
- 1/2 oz Don Ciccio & Figli Ambrosia
- 3/4 oz Lemon Juice Barspoon Mango Chutney*
- 3/4 oz egg white
Preparation: Add all elements to shaker tin with ice. Shake for 15 seconds. Pressure into different aspect of shaker tin and discard ice. Reshake for 15 seconds and pressure into lowball glass. Garnish with bay leaf.
*Mango chutney
Substances:
- 3 cups diced mango
- 1/2 cup finely diced pink onion
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons finely minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons finely minced ginger root
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pink pepper flakes
Preparation: Mix all of the elements in a medium saucepan. Set over medium-low warmth and prepare dinner, coated, for half-hour. Add to blender and mix till clean. Let cool and bottle.
Wendy Hodges
Nationwide Director of the Chilled 100
@skrachpad
Lash Dulhan (Corpse Bride)
Substances:
- 1 oz Smoke Lab Aniseed Vodka
- 1 oz Lillet Blanc
- 1 oz Dry Orange Curacao
- 1 oz Indian Spiced Cordial*
- Rinse of absinthe
Preparation: Spray or rinse glass with absinthe, fill with ice to sit back glass, and put aside. Shake remaining elements with ice. Empty ice from glass and double pressure cocktail into chilled glass. Garnish with cherry or kaffir lime leaf.
*Indian Spiced Cordial Recipe
Substances:
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 kafir lime leaves
- 1 star anise
- 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 2 tsp freshly grated turmeric
- 1 tsp natural curry powder
- 1 lemon (zested and juiced)
- 8 1/2 oz boiling water
- 1 tbsp crème of tartar
- 1tbsp malic acid
- 1/2 tbsp citric acid
Preparation: Place sugar, leaves, anise, curry powder, lemon zest, ginger, and turmeric in a warmth protected bowl. Juice the lemon and put the entire thing into the combination. Prime with boiling water and stir till sugar is dissolved. Enable to return to relaxation at room temperature for at the least one hour. Take away bigger stable elements and fantastic pressure the cordial. Pour into sanitized bottle and add crème of tartar, malic acid, and citric acid. Shake till dissolved and retailer in fridge till prepared to make use of. (Shake earlier than utilizing).
Harshita Cocktail
Substances:
- 1 1/2 oz Smoke Lab Vodka
- 3/4 oz Rose liqueur
- 1/4 oz Recent lime juice
- Prime with Q Grapefruit soda
- Spray of rose water
Preparation: Shake Vodka, rose liqueur, and lime juice with ice. Pressure over crushed ice in a tall Collins glass. Prime with grapefruit soda. Use an extended spoon or swizzle stick to softly incorporate the soda into the cocktail. Garnish with edible flower and dehydrated lime wheel
