Monica Berg:
Balancing the need for sweetness
S1:E2 Balancing the need for sweetness
When creating drinks we often look to achieve a sense of balance. One of the most common ways to do this is to add sweetness or sugar. In this episode Monica delves into the approaches she takes to impact and impart flavour with the help of sweeteners; from sugar and fruit syrups to cordials.
1. Seasonality
How do you extract the very best from seasonal ingredients at their peak and lengthen their use beyond just their fresh state? Monica showcases how the use of simple, inexpensive techniques can prolong the use of seasonal ingredients in the bar, whilst also creating multiple layers of flavour in your drinks.
2. Balancing the need for sweetness
When creating drinks we often look to achieve a sense of balance. One of the most common ways to do this is to add sweetness or sugar. In this episode Monica delves into the approaches she takes to impact and impart flavour with the help of sweeteners; from sugar and fruit syrups to cordials.
3. Recipe vs flavour
If you had to choose between staying true to a recipe or achieving the best flavour, which would you choose? Many drink recipes have remained the same, despite a change and evolution in ingredients, spirits and also peoples' preferences and tastes. With all this change Monica asks 'are traditional recipes still as relevant today as they once were?'
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The Creator
Monica Berg
Monica Berg is a bartender and entrepreneur. Her work includes Muyu liqueurs and London bar(s) Tayēr + Elementary with partner Alex Kratena – no 2 on The Worlds 50 Best Bars 2022. Monica has been awarded “International Bartender of The Year” at the Spirited Awards, “Bartender’s Bartender” by The Worlds 50 Best Bars and is currently ‘most influential person in the Bar World 100’ by Drinks International. She is co-founder of P(OUR), which works to expand drinks knowledge across the bar community and support those protecting regional biodiversity.
tayer-elementary.com
monicasuh
Country
Oslo, Norway, now in London
Residency
Tayēr + Elementary
