Time for interview
#CREATOR
PAVEL PAMUKCHIEV
We would like to you to meet Pavel, if you don’t know him yet. He is a person with amazing energy how shared with us
his toughts on cocktails, trends and Highlighting the spirit. You can find him in varius placeses with his caravan-cocktail
bar “Travel Cocktails”. Find out what we chated about below.
Introduce yourself in a few word
My name is Pavel Pamukchiev and I have been working as a bartender for more than 15 years. In 2017 I founded the first traveling caravan-cocktail bar in Bulgaria “Travel Cocktails”
A year later I won the local final of the most prestigious competition for bartenders and represented our country at the global finals, where I ranked Bulgaria in the top 20 best in the whole world.
In my spare time I snowboard, kite surf and cross bike and often go camping.
What inspires you when you come up with a new cocktail recipe?
My job involves a lot of travel and I often get inspired by the places I visit.
Local ingredients and seasonal produce have always been interesting to me and I often build my recipes around location, season and favourite type of spirit.
What is your favorite classic cocktail and why?
The Old Fashioned because it contains the basic ingredients a drink must contain to be called a cocktail.
Plus, I love a lot of bourbon
Which of the new trends do you want to apply to your work?
For sure, this summer the focus in our caravan will be non-alcoholic and lower alcohol cocktails
I believe that 0% alcohol drinks should not be inferior to alcoholic drinks.
How do you look for new flavours and combinations?
I’ve learned this from chefs – I always combine by color or terroir.
If I decide to use fresh green herbs, I know they go well with citrus or vegetables of the same color.
On the other hand, exotic fruits, for example, work well with ingredients of the same origin.
What method or ingredient do you use when you want to highlight the taste of the alcohol?
I always build my recipes around the base spirit I use and add ingredients that work with the flavor profile of the spirit.
Do you notice any change in people's preferences lately? What do they order most often?
The Travel Cocktails team and good vibes.
When do you most often come up with new ideas?
For me, the creative process is sometimes also about how to process the products and how to store them for the events I cater, as they are often in quite unconventional locations with limited conditions.
And what do you need to get out there and create new recipes?
The Travel Cocktails team and good vibes.
What's your favourite spirit to work/mix?
During the warmer months, I like to use light spirits and long cocktails in the highball category.
In the winter I emphasize cognac and nice whiskeys.
What do you think will be the next trend in mixology?
Reducing the number of ingredients in cocktails.
Drinks will start to be available when there is nothing more to take out of the recipe, not when there is nothing more to add.
An example of this is “Single Ingredients Cocktails. Cocktails with an alcohol base and just one other ingredient.
A nice glass, nice ice and a balanced drink.
And last - what do you order when you're in a new bar?
Americano with grapefruit soda.
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