Venturing into Mitte can be chaotic and crowded, but sometimes it’s worth the trip (especially when there’s an exciting new cocktail pop-up to discover). Considering it’s a cocktail residency from Coda’s former bar chef, the drinks are well worth the ride. Fresh off his pop-up at the Green Door bar, Adam Tudoret has set up shop in the former home of Oukan Tea in front of the Oukan restaurant and will be slinging Japanese Aperitivos until the end of September (28.09.2024). Dubbing his pop-up “Gradient Project“, this roaming bar takes inspiration from Japan, especially their ancestral and modern cooking techniques, which he applies to local ingredients to boost the cocktails’ flavor and texture profile. Expect to see preserved ingredients and Japanese ferments on the menu. Open Wednesday to Saturday from 18h, it’s a casual space where you can drink colorful, nostalgic Japanese-inspired Highballs, sake, beer and natural wine. The eye-catching libations take inspiration from a bygone era when sweet and flashy drinks were the norm. Tudoret revamps these cocktails with a modern take, like the “Midoresque”, a twist on the classic drink from the south of France — Mauresque, made with Pernod (a Parisian Anise Liquor), orgeat, Japanese Melon liqueur and Melon Charentais.
Text: Yolanda Evans / Photos: Kossi Enaku
Gradient Bar, Ackerstr.144, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map
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