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    The Outcome Architect
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    The Outcome Architect

    Smoked bourbon old fashioned with gold flake and orange oil — precision in a glass

    Not an event planner. An outcome architect.

    Why this cocktail? Nicola designs events for outcomes, not impressions. This smoked old fashioned — every element intentional — is strategy in a glass.

    The Story

    Nicola Kastner reframed the entire corporate events discipline from logistics to outcomes. This smoked bourbon old fashioned captures that philosophy: substantial, precisely built, with gold flake for the value she creates and orange oil for the clarity she brings. Every element serves the result. Nothing is decorative.

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    Prep: 5 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 2 oz bourbon
    • 0.25 oz demerara syrup
    • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
    • Orange peel
    • Gold flake
    • Smoking chip

    Preparation

    1. 1.Smoke a rocks glass with wood chip.
    2. 2.Stir bourbon, demerara, and bitters with ice.
    3. 3.Strain into the smoked glass over a large cube.
    4. 4.Express orange peel and add gold flake.