My inspiration behind this cocktail was the creation and culture of ramen. My goal is to create a unique experience with flavor pairings and provide a multi-sensory, multi-textured cocktail that taste like a reconstructed bowl of ramen. To be specific… a bowl of Khao Soi Ramen. The Khao Soi includes many ingredients and I wanted to take them and rework them into a different style that still compliments each other. All ingredients used are used daily at Uncle when making the Khao Soi, along with many other ramens and dishes. The idea is to drink your ramen, eat your broth and change your perception on pigeon holding flavor pairings. The bird’s nest is made of dehydrated ramen noodles that change the texture and functionality. The spiced gummy ajitama egg changes the texture and flavor. The white sesame salted rim helps add the proper salinity to the cocktail while adding some subtle texture change. We finish off the cocktail with a desert like digestivo made of sake and salted coconut made into a light foam to help cleanse your palette and offered a texture and sensory change. I hope my cocktail will take you on a wild journey through different heights.. on the flight over the cuckoo’s nest.