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The Balance
• NorwayBartender Adrián Michalčík of Norway is on a remarkable quest to ensure better quality lifestyles and to re-connect his community with nature, using his Ketel One cocktail - ‘The Balance’.
- Last decade we spoke about sustainability of ingredients. But is a hard and fast lifestyle sustainable as well? With my community project called “The Balance '' I'd like to bring balance between working and private life back to people, increase their mental and physical health and re-connect with nature. At first we need to feel vital, to have energy for solving problems around us. Other part of the project brings new foraged ingredients and collects plastic from oceans and bars and creates unique re-used plastic items. Organised sessions in nature are divided into 2 seasons : warm season: where we
- do meditations, hiking and forage ingredients with Kristin Helene Nilsen cold season: where we practice breathing exercises and cold baths, but also collect plastic wastage from oceansPeople could turn foraged ingredients into “harmony soda” for “The Balance cocktail” and collected plastic wastage from nature and also from bars like Pier42, Himkok and Svanen we turn into re-used plastic coasters with our partner Sindre Fosse Rosness from Norwegian Trash company. Cocktail The Balance, made from foraged ingredients and Ketel One vodka, served on re-used plastic coaster with QR code (information about the project) you can enjoy in different bars in Oslo.
- Profit from coasters selling is invested into health care programs (psychologists, chiropractors etc) for hard working people from different industries. Together we can avoid anxiety, bring back a healthy and balanced lifestyle and help to planet earth be cleaner and more sustainable.
Taste it for yourself.
The Balance
Ingredients
Main Reserve Spirit:Ketel One Vodka 40 mlHarmony soda 80 mlGarnish with pickled pine shoots & a re-used plastic coaster
Prep Ingredient Recipe & Method
HARMONY SODA1000ml birch water140ml elderflower syrup40ml pine syrup12g dry nettle4g citric acidBring birch water into boil, set on the side. Add dry nettle, pine syrup, elderflower syrup and citric acid. Macerate for 15minutes. Strain across cheesecloth and cool down. Set in bottle and carbonate on 45 PSI. Keep in a fridge. Garnish Method:pickled pine shoots in honey and vinegar
Bring birch water into boil, set on the side. Add dry nettle, pine syrup, elderflower syrup and citric acid. Macerate for 15minutes. Strain across cheesecloth and cool down. Set in bottle and carbonate on 45 PSI. Keep in a fridge. Garnish Method:pickled pine shoots in honey and vinegarPour Ketel One over ice block in a rocks glass & top up with Harmony soda. Garnish with pickled pine shoots & a re-used plastic coaster.
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Bartender Adrián Michalčík of Norway is on a remarkable quest to ensure better quality lifestyles and to re-connect his community with nature, using his Ketel One cocktail - ‘The Balance’.