Featured Spirit: Kastra Elión Vodka
Background: Developed for a cocktail competition in May 2025. Inspired by Greek cuisine and Mediterranean flavors.
Cocktail Photograph:
Ingredients
1½ oz Kastra Elión Vodka
¾ oz roasted tomato water
¼ oz dry vermouth
2 barspoons feta foam
1 barspoon olive oil
Oregano oil or herb tincture — quantity not recovered
Preparation
The complete original assembly instructions have not been recovered. The following is a working preparation consistent with the recorded ingredients, rather than a verified reproduction:
Chill a Nick & Nora glass or small coupe.
Combine vodka, roasted tomato water, and dry vermouth with ice and stir until chilled.
Strain into the chilled glass.
Finish with the feta foam, olive oil, and oregano oil or herb tincture.
Rest a Greek-salad skewer across the rim.
Glassware: Nick & Nora glass or small coupe.
Garnish: Greek-salad skewer featuring a green olive, feta cheese cube, and cherry tomato.
