Thatcher’s Organic Artisan Spirits are right up my alley. A double rocks glass will do just fine too. The effect is purely aesthetic but I do love the smell of dried cucumber too.Īnd guys, you don’t need these little globe cocktail glasses to make the drink. To make the sea grass garnish in the globe, I dehydrated cucumber peels at 200Â☏ for 15 minutes in the oven. The hibiscus gives another layer of floral to the nose and just a touch of bitterness. I chose a pinch of hibiscus salt for balance in the finish. Together they create a slightly creamy cocktail with a tart, floral and subtle cucumber flavor. The cucumber liqueur has a perfectly light and sweet taste that married well with the coconut milk. The dreamy liquid seemed to me the perfect base to display inside the globular glass and using the green elements from the drink, I could create my own little world in a cocktail. I had recently received a bottle of Thatcher’s Organic Cucumber Liqueur and had developed a recipe using shiso and coconut milk. Not sea cucumbers mind you, but just the regular guys you see at the market. I loved how these looked like terrariums and my mind wandered towards air plants and sea grasses. The shapes and stylings had the gears in my brain turning at high speed: what to make first? Recently I stumbled upon these really unique cocktail glasses made by Czech designer Martin Jakobsen and it was love at first sight. Today I’m taking that idea of the small, magical environment and turning it towards cocktails. I’m sure someone out there could psychoanalyze why but who cares? Disneyland, Vegas, countless restored houses in New England I frequented as a child, and these tiny miniature rooms…  This might be why I chose to make dioramas for all my book reports when that was an option ( see list here). Guys, I have a secret to tell you all: I LOVE manufactured environments. I ended up booking a hotel about two blocks from the AI and since I am always keen to check out some art ( I got that BA in art history you know…) I decided that I’d take some “me” time and stroll on over there. I didn’t have time to do any research about what I’d find there prior to leaving, so it was going to be a surprise. Right before I had left for the trip a coworker, who was born and raised in the Chicago area, told me I should check out the miniatures over at the Art Institute. After 4 days I was exhausted in every way, but, thankfully I lopped on an extra day for sightseeing—I had never been to Chicago before. This was one of those conferences that not only had a floor devoted to awkward introductions and sweaty handshakes, but hours and hours of mandatory workshops. Several years ago, when I was still working at a 9 to 5 job, I flew into Chicago for a boring conference. This post is brought to you by Thatcher’s Organic Artisan Spirits.
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