FATED BEGINNING
Recipe:
In a mixing glass, add:
• 1 ¼ ounces Tanqueray No. 10 gin
• ¼ ounce ginger-infused Lagavulin 16-year Scotch whisky
• ¾ ounce fig and beet syrup
• ¼ ounce blanc vermouth
Add ice and stir until well combined. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a solidified fig and beet puree.
THE
CONTESTANT
Brandon Soto
Hometown:
Hudson Valley, New York
What is the name of your cocktail?
Fated Beginning
What inspired this garnish?
Sustainability and the total utilization of available resources.
What’s the inspiration behind this cocktail?
To highlight bold seasonal flavors so that we may produce an elegant and perception-challenging beverage. Fated Beginning is an anagram of fig, beet, and gin, the major flavor profiles of the cocktail.