Dinah Kisil of Roar: Storytelling through Bartending
“When people experience a cocktail that I created I want them to feel something and remember something.” –Dinah Kisil
Bartender and storyteller Dinah Kisil finds inspiration for her drinks in the stories that surround her. For her signature drink War Cry, her muse was Tofino, with its rich history in rebellion. She uses local Vancouver Island ingredients to create this cocktail, which is based on Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience: the War in the Woods.
Instructions
Ingredients:
1 oz Citra hop infused vodka*
½ oz Arbutus Elderflower Liqueur
¾ oz lemon juice
1 oz Vancouver Island dark fruit fassionola*
top with Unsworth Vineyard’s Charme de L’île sparkling wine
Garnish: paint a red “/” on the side of the glass in the fassionola edible paint (aka red glaze)
Glassware: coupe glass
Citra hop infused vodka: Infuse 6 citra hop pellets into a 750ml bottle of vodka overnight before fine straining.
Vancouver Island dark fruit fassisonola: Finely chop 1½ cups of your favourite seasonal local dark fruit (cherries, blueberries, plums). Add ½ cup of water and ½ cup of sugar and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes. Macerate mixture in a blender or food processor. Fine strain and bring to room temperature.
Method:
Lightly mark the side of a coupe glass with a red “/” and set aside. Combine vodka, liqueur, lemon juice and syrup into a shaker tin and shake with ice for 10 seconds. Fine strain into the coupe glass and top with sparkling wine, lightly stirring once to combine.
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