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    The Long Break
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    The Long Break

    Whisky highball with ginger, honey & cinnamon — forty minutes of real conversation

    Instead of compressing networking, he expanded the breaks dramatically.

    Why this cocktail? Sam gave conversations 40 minutes to breathe. This tall, unhurried highball is that generous design.

    The Story

    Sam's most radical design decision: expanding networking breaks to forty minutes. Within minutes, clusters form — CEOs debating digital audiences, sales executives comparing sponsorship economics, organizers discussing AI. This whisky highball is that philosophy: tall, unhurried, warmed by ginger and cinnamon, because the best conversations need the most generous glass.

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    Prep: 3 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 2 oz blended whisky
    • 4 oz ginger ale
    • 0.5 oz honey syrup
    • Cinnamon stick
    • Lemon wheel

    Preparation

    1. 1.Fill a highball glass with ice.
    2. 2.Pour whisky and honey syrup.
    3. 3.Top with ginger ale, stir gently.
    4. 4.Garnish with cinnamon stick and lemon wheel.

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