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Jack of all Trades
• IndiaBartender Sahil Essani of India has an incredible vision to unlock the potential of the jackfruit! Using his Ketel One ‘Jack of all Trades’ cocktail, he is creating an incredible ecosystem for consumption and distribution of the fruit.
- A month back, I learnt that a fruit that grows in our backyards could solve more problems than I imagined. Jackfruit is a jack of all trades from being one of the highest yielding fruits in the world at an average of 7 kgs to being one of the least demanding towards the soil. Apart from being consumed as a delicious fruit, it can be also consumed as a vegan alternative to meat as well, the seeds can be roasted and eaten as is or be turned into a flour that have fewer sugars than standard starches like rice and
- wheat. My Ketel One initiative is built around unlocking the potential of the jackfruit by creating an ecosystem for consumption and facilitation of a fruit which is otherwise considered a poor man's food and has a statistical wastage of over 70%. To facilitate this, I am sending upcycled reusable cork coasters to bars across India, these coasters contain a QR code with a Linktree to sustainable Jackfruit producers as well as a form to get on the Linktree. Along with the drink, I am also giving each order with a seed pouch that is easy to plant. The intention is
- to give Jackfruit farmers the chance that they deserve in the form if the Jack of All Trades.
Taste it for yourself.
Jack of all Trades
Ingredients
Ketel One Vodka 45 mlFermented Jackfruit and curryleaf Juice 90 mlGarnish:Roasted Jackfruit Seed, seed pouch
Prep Ingredient Recipe & Method
Fermented Jackfruit and Curryleaf JuiceIngredients1000 gms - Jackfruit (deseeded, store the seeds)500 gms - Castor Sugar2000 ml - Water10gms - Activated brewer's Yeast50gms - CurryleavesMethod:1. Combine 1000ml of the water with jackfruit and cook at 75 degrees for 5 minutes.2. Blend the jackfruit into a pulp and add sugar as well as water.3. Wait till the mixture is at room temperature and add activated yeast.4. Store in a cool clean dry place with curryleaves in the mixture for 5 days.5. Strain this mixture, first through a colander, then Aa fine strainer and finally a coffee filter.6. Adjust with sugars and acids if required to balance the ferment.7. Store this mixture in a cool dry place.
Garnish Method:Roasted Jackfruit Seed200 nos Jackfruit SeedsMethod1. Clean your jackfruit seeds and pat dry.2. Place the seeds along with skins in an oven at 75 degrees for 25 minutes.3. Once roasted the skins are easy to remove.4. Store these seeds in a cool dry place.1. Place coaster on the guest cover before starting the drink. 2. Add ice to a stirring glass and chill it, strain out the dilution.3. Add Ketel One and the Jackfruit curryleaf ferment and stir till it reaches subzero temperatures. 4. Strain on to a block of ice.5. Garnish with a roasted jackfruit seed.6. Serve responsibly.
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