Viva la Vida is a celebration of life via the bartenders’ craft that allows an exploration involving all the senses. Full presentation involves an elaborate ritual involving a bottle smoked with Sri Lankan cinnamon using a chef’s gun. The drink is sweet, highly aromatic and spicy on the nose, with notes of red fruits and nuts, and complements the Don Julio Blanco’s citrusy characteristics. It’s a double dose of agave, featuring both in the 100% blue Weber agave from the Jalisco highlands in the Don Julio Blanco, but also in the nectar that compounds this as it sweetens the drink.
The Technique
Don Julio Blanco • 60ml
Agave nectar • 30ml
Cranberry bitters • 3 dashes
Black walnut bitter • 3 dashes
Contains 19 grams of alcohol per serve
Add all ingredients to a chilled Boston shaker and roll. The mix is poured into a bottle smoked with Sri Lankan cinnamon, which is then capped and served with a flute glass with 2 ice cubes and a spray of pink grapefruit oils.
To try the cocktail made by the man himself visit Tailor Made, Athens, Greece
