Curated by Principal Bartender Sondre Kasin, COQODAQ’s cocktails supply an revolutionary twist on classics. One of many hero cocktails is The Egg, COQODAQ’s tackle the basic Vodka Soda which has been a staple cocktail for a lot of over time.
The aim behind The Egg cocktail was to create one thing visually enjoyable and inventive with out being too excessive. The simplicity, purity, and non-pretentiousness of a vodka soda is what the group wished the flavour to be. So the query when making The Egg was easy methods to keep true to the texture of the vodka soda, however on the similar time make it “elevated” and with a COQODAQ twist.
Gray Goose was Sondre’s vodka of alternative as it’s a superbly nuanced vodka that’s clear in taste and has a sublime mouthfeel to it. As well as, the Jasmine and St Germain Elderflower liqueur added distinctive components of taste and roundness, whereas the verjus introduced in acidity.
The result’s a transparent cocktail presentation that resembles that of a vodka soda, after which the lychee is integrated into the egg ice dice. The group makes use of methods from gelato making to make sure a frothy creamy consistency because the lychee egg melts over time, which offers each taste and texture.
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