About
This cocktail was created by Andrii Zhytniuk (@andryuflair) and puts tomato front and center in a savory, spirit-forward format. Vodka provides a clean base that lets the tomato cordial do most of the talking, while dry vermouth or fino sherry adds subtle complexity and celery bitters reinforce the vegetal, savory character. I served this at our annual Pride party and modified it slightly by washing the vodka with olive oil, adding a little extra richness and tying it even more closely to the tomato. The burnt cherry tomato and salt bring everything together with a little smoke and seasoning. For the tomato cordial recipe, see the previous cocktail, Tomato Gimlet.Cheers y’all!
Ingredients
- 1½ oz · 45 mlvodka
- 1½ oz · 45 mltomato cordial
- 1 tsp · 5 mldry vermouth or fino sherry
- 2–3 dashescelery bitters
- burnt cherry tomato with a pinch of salt, to garnish
Method
- 1
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
- 2
Add ice and stir until chilled.
- 3
Strain into a rocks glass over large-format ice.
- 4
Garnish with a burnt cherry tomato and a pinch of salt.
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