The Adaptable Architect
To honor the Gemini spirit, we crafted the 'Adaptable Architect,' a cocktail that celebrates complexity, balance, and duality—traits mirrored in the heart of New Dawn Distilling. We blend Southern soul, informed by a heritage of supertasters and flavor architects, with scientific precision, reflecting our founder’s background in ecology and commitment to sustainability. This drink begins with a perfectly balanced split-base of our rich, robust 6-year-old Bourbon and the smooth, complex 10-year-old Wheated Whiskey. Using a split-base celebrates the sign's dual nature and our unique liquid origins from New York. The intellectual layers of elderflower and cardamom keep the palate engaged, while the lemon and soda offer the refreshing, quick-witted energy the sign is known for. Like the Gemini, this cocktail is an ever-evolving, complex expression of possibility.
The Adaptable Architect recipe
1 oz New Dawn Bouron
1 oz New Dawn Whiteaded Whiskey
¾ oz lemon juice
½ oz elderflower liqueur
2 dashes cardamom bitters
club soda, to top
Combine the whiskeys, lemon juice, elderflower, and bitters in a shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a lemon twist and a single edible flower (representing the 'architect's' attention to detail).
