Inspired by the passion and love dedicated to producing Bordiga portfolio, I’ve decided to honor the organic blend of their different expressions adding just a touch of my own to potentiate some features. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, sip a light and fresh cocktail while enjoying the Occitan Valley.
Do It Yourself
MISE EN PLACE
Glass: Vintage (8oz)
Ice: Kold-Draft Ice
Garnish: Blended Bianco Vermouth Air
Method: Shaken
SPEC
2 Bsp Simple Syrup (1:1)
1/2oz Fresh Lime Juice
1/4oz Crème de Cacao a la Vanille
1oz Occitan Gin
1oz Centum Herbis
Add the ingredients on shaker, fill with ice and shake about 15 sec. Double strain in chilled glass and garnish.
BLENDED BIANCO VERMOUTH AIR (Yield 95g)
10g Yellow Mustard infused Bianco V.
15g Chamomile infused Bianco V.
20g Lavender infused Bianco V.
50g Bianco Vermouth (Bordiga)
1g Soy Lecithin
1. Combine all the ingredients
2. Use an immersion blender to add air to the liquid
3. Let the rest for 1 minute and take the foam from the top
INFUSIONS:
LAVENDER infused BIANCO (Yield 30g)
40g Bordiga Bianco Vermouth
3g Dried Lavender
Sous Vide 1 hour at 135 F
Let it cool and strain (press to recover the most liquid)
CHAMOMILE infused BIANCO (Yield 26g)
40g Bordiga Bianco Vermouth
3g Dried Chamomile Flowers
Sous Vide 1 hour at 135 F
Let it cool and strain (press to recover the most liquid)
YELLOW MUSTARD infused BIANCO (Yield 30g)
40g Bordiga Bianco Vermouth
3g Fresh grounded Yellow Mustard Seeds
Sous Vide 4 hours at 135 F
Let it cool and strain (press to recover the most liquid)
About #LastStopBordiga Cocktail Competition
Oliver McCrum, an importer of fine Italian wines and spirits, in partnership with Bordiga, an Italian distillery with over 200 years of history, hosts #LastStopBordiga, a US national competition. I learned about this event from David Curiel (Oliver McCrum's National Spirits Manager), who is truly passionate about sharing love in this community and I decided to participate in its second annual edition.
The challenge was to create an eye-catching cocktail for social media using @Bordiga Vermouth di Torino Bianco as the main ingredient for the first round, where I came up with an elegant and savory cocktail called Occitan & Mountaineers, a rich blend of flavor and texture. I will write a separate post about this fantastic combination of mushrooms, butter, cocoa, sakura, wine and botanicals.
I was lucky enough to enter the second round selected from the best social media submissions, where you now have to create a cocktail with a special herbal liqueur "Centum Herbis" made from 100 herbs! This round includes an in-person show where you have to stand behind the bar to prepare 4 cocktails for a secret jury in a separate room and then 60 half ounce mini versions of your cocktail to share with the crowd who also vote for their favorite between 15 Bartenders from NYC Bars.
The jury went out to appoint Pietro's Choice the Winner of the local final of New York City and gave me the honor of representing this incredible city in Italy for the national final against Miami, San Francisco and Philadelphia during the Italian Harvest Fest in September 2024.
