"From Within" - A Community Heroes Initiative by Ketel One

The inspiration behind the cocktail.

Ketel One Vodka has been at the forefront of helping communities around the globe. This year, the Community Heroes initiative aims to empower and celebrate the power of bartenders and their impact on local communities.

"From Within" is a cocktail created with a thought in mind: simple, scalable, and meaningful. It highlights the velvety notes of Ketel One Vodka, using elderflower and toasted wheat as modifiers.

The symbol of the community is the "From Within" mix, which uses a soda top-up in the highball. It is created with ingredients that symbolise a healthier lifestyle, such as green apples, Chinese apples, carrots, and Bok Choy. These are the ingredients which helped me, but I encourage everyone to create their own "From Within" mix and pair it with Ketel One. In my local community, I have already started a bottle boomerang to spread the initiative around my region, expanding the network even further.

"From Within"

5 dashes of Saline Solution 15%

15ml Toasted wheat and elderflower

40ml Ketel One Vodka Family Made

Top "From Within" mix Soda

Build directly in the glass, serve in a Highball, garnished with a candied snow pear.

To make the "From Within" mix

100g Fresh Chinese Apples

150g Fresh Green Apples

25g Fresh Bok Choy

25g Fresh Carrots

225g Greek Yoghurt

3g Ascorbic Acid

6g Malic Acid

100g Sugar

Clean and cut all fresh ingredients. Juice the green apples and Chinese apples using a centrifuge, and combine them with Bok Choy and carrots. Blend the mixture with the acids until smooth. Measure the yoghurt and pour the mixture into it.

Allow it to curdle and rest for 2 hours in the fridge. Strain through a coffee filter multiple times for a clearer result. Correct the sugar. Bottle and refrigerate. Carbonate at 4 bars and pour into an airtight bottle.