China Speed
A fast-built baijiu-and-ginger highball — efficiency, positive agenda, and absolute commitment to quality in one quick pour
The efficiency, the positive agenda, the absolute commitment to both the quality of the food and the level of the service.
Why this cocktail? Efficiency, positive agenda, absolute quality — built fast. This baijiu-ginger highball is China speed in a glass.
The Story
The Sun Yen kitchen in Tarpon Springs gave Colja his English and something he still names decades later: China speed — the efficiency, the positive agenda, the total commitment to quality and service of people who built something from nothing and made it excellent every day without drama. Twenty-two years later VOK DAMS opened in Beijing, and now has five Chinese offices. This baijiu-and-ginger highball is that velocity in a glass: built fast, served immediately, bright and exact — nothing wasted, every element pulling its weight.
Ingredients
- 2 oz light baijiu
- 0.5 oz lime juice
- 0.5 oz ginger syrup
- 3 oz soda water
- Candied ginger
- Lime wheel
Preparation
- 1.Build baijiu, lime, and ginger syrup over ice in a highball.
- 2.Top with soda and stir once.
- 3.Garnish with candied ginger and a lime wheel.
- 4.Serve the instant it's poured.