Dark, vibrant, bittersweet
Dark, vibrant and bittersweet with a zing of acidity, the mouthfeel of Date Night Pickle is intensified by walnut and chocolate coating the mouth with natural oils. The palate is left with savoury umami notes matching the pickled acidity coming from the drink.
Venue: Finders Keepers, Manchester
Menu: Spring 2024
Recipe: Finders Keepers
Ingredients
30ml Lot 40 rye
30ml Cocchi Torino
20ml Pickled walnut and date cordial
5ml Angostura Bitters
2ml Orange blossom
Method
Pickled walnut and date cordial:
Take equal parts pickled walnut, dates, caster sugar and water then add 5% pickled walnut brine with 1% sea salt.
Sous vide for 6 hours at 85 degrees.
Dark chocolate and walnut truffle:
Bain-marie 800g of dark chocolate. Once the chocolate has melted add 200ml of oat cream, white miso 20g, 2g sea salt and 50ml pickled walnut brine. Take truffle mixture and place in fridge for 2 hours.
Then toast and blend whole walnuts for coating of truffles. Once truffle mixture has formed into dense texture roll into 1cm diameter balls and roll in toasted walnut coating.