“The worst thing you can call someone is a loser. But I think if we embrace it and learn from it, there’s a lot of positive stuff that we can get from it.” - Todd Schliemann
Highlights
THE EVENT
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Cocktails & Conversations: Todd Schliemann and Clifford Pearson - September 20, 2013
AIA New York Center for Architecture, Source/Owner
Recipe - The Esquiro
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About
My conversation with Todd Schliemann resulted in a cocktail that aimed toreference his love of sailing and taste for scotch. Since the Dark ‘n’ Stormyis a yachtsman’s cocktail, I swapped whiskey for the rum and, wantingto re-create the effect I saw in sun playing across the mirrored façades ofsome of his buildings (or perhaps a sunset at sea), I floated carrot juiceacross the surface. I really like carrot and ginger as a combination in cock-tails, especially with a sugar-like agave, which can conceal its vegetality.
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces blended Scotch
1 ounce mix of 1 part lemon juice: 1 part lime juice:1 part Light agave nectar
Instructions
Fill to 3/4 glass with club soda or sparkling water Float on top: Carrot juice spiced with fresh ginger juice to taste (I recommend 10 to 1) Garnish with Candied Ginger and Lime wheel cut slightly off axis