Cheers to you!
Siol Collective
• IrelandBartender Mark Cooney of Ireland is deeply passionate about is his local culture and his cocktail Ketel One ‘Siol’, is his vessel for raising awareness and sharing his local traditions.
- SIol, the irish word for seed, is the name of the collective and drink. The dandelion seed in Ireland, represents the distribution of knowledge. In this instance, a digital forum was created with the intent to preserve traditions, focusing on Irish Traditional music, its identity, and the community it is a part of. Through the distribution of the Siol QR coasters to participating accounts, our aim is to inspire likeminded people to share their traditional music & culture. The ultimate goal is to create a global network and database that celebrates global cultures & traditions, so we can be inspired
- by each other.
Taste it for yourself.
Siol
Ingredients
Ketel One Vodka 1 oz
Beet and apple juice 1 oz
Honey Dandelion Coffee 2 oz
Garnish:
Dandelion
Prep Ingredient Recipe & Method
Dandelion root collected, cleaned, slow roasted for an hour at 120 degrees Celsius. Blitzed in coffee grinder, brewed with boiling water 1:10 ration coffee to water for 5 minutes. Add Irish Honey to coffee at 1:10 Ratio.
Garnish Method:
Fresh Dandelion placed on cocktail
Place all ingredients in a tin, add ice shake, double strain into chilled coupe.
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