Mocktails are an excellent way to enjoy a flavorful beverage without any alcohol. One exciting and unique combination that stands out is a mocktail featuring corn, margarine, pineapple, honey, and sweet basil. This unexpected blend offers a delicious and refreshing drink that combines sweet, savory, and herbal notes, making it a true delight. In this article, we will explore how to create this mouthwatering mocktail and the reasons behind its distinctive flavor profile. But first, let's start with breaking down all the ingredients used:
Sweet Corn: Adds a natural sweetness and a satisfying earthiness, offering a unique base that contrasts beautifully with fruity flavors.
Margarine: Introduces a creamy, buttery texture that helps meld the flavors together without overwhelming the palate.
Pineapple: Brings a tropical sweetness and acidity that balances the richness of margarine and sweet corn, making the drink lively and refreshing.
Honey: Acts as a natural sweetener, enhancing the overall sweetness while balancing the flavors with its distinct richness.
Sweet Basil: Provides a fragrant herbaceous note that elevates the drink and adds complexity, creating an aromatic experience with every sip.
This mocktail will offer the advantage to be prepared as premix, batching most of the ingredients together and, thanks to that, speeding up the service time in your bar. The procedure is very simple thanks to the implementation of the sous-vide technique that will speed up the process and will offer a unique, homogeneous result.
How to prepare the premix:
Time needed:
1h 10min
Tools needed:
Zip bar
Vacuum sealer (optional)
Roner / Sous-vide machine
Liter glass bottle
Ingredients
500ml Fresh pineapple juice
270g Sweet corn
100g Margarine
150ml Rich honey syrup
Procedure:
1. Mix the ingredient together in a zip bag / sous-vide bag and vacuum seal it
2. Set the Roner at 68°C x 1 hour
3. Once the water of the sous vide has reached the desired temperature put the bag in it
4. Once the mixture is ready put the bag in an ice bath for 10 minutes
5. Strain the result, bottle and label it
6. Store in the fridge
How to prepare the mocktail:
Flavour profile:
Sweet, buttery, tropical
Tools:
Boston shaker
Strainer
Double strainer
Jigger
Blender
Ingredients:
Serving: 1
4 & 1/2 oz (130ml) Funky Corn Premix
3-4 Fresh italian basil leaves
1 Popcorn cone
Glass: Nick & Nora
Technique: Shake & Fine Strain
Garnish: Popcorn cone
Procedure:
1. Pour in a shaker the premix and put the basil leaves according to the recipe
2. Add 3-4 ice cubes. Just the right amount to bring a little bit of dilution and chill the cocktail
3. If not already chilled be sure to chill the glass too
4. Close the shaker and shake hard for 5 seconds
5. Fine strain the mocktail in a Nick & Nora glass
6. Garnish as per picture with a popcorn cone or a small bowl of popcorn as side
*cocktail designed for Tickets bar (Kuala Lumpur) in 2023 by Riccardo Grechi
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