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    The City
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    The City

    Layered saffron & cardamom cocktail with pomegranate, rosewater & gold leaf

    Bridge was conceived not as a festival but as a city

    Why this cocktail? Bridge is a city, not a festival. This layered, architectural cocktail reveals itself over time — just like a city.

    The Story

    Bridge was conceived as a city, not a festival. A city has values, rhythms, recurring faces, and shared memory. Life happens in between. This layered cocktail — saffron for the golden ambition, cardamom for complexity, pomegranate for the ancient world, rosewater for what endures — is architectural. Each sip reveals a different layer, just like a city reveals itself over time.

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    Prep: 5 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 oz vodka
    • 1 oz pomegranate juice
    • 0.5 oz saffron-cardamom syrup
    • 0.25 oz rosewater
    • Champagne float
    • Edible gold leaf

    Preparation

    1. 1.Steep saffron and cardamom in simple syrup.
    2. 2.Shake vodka, pomegranate, and saffron-cardamom syrup with ice.
    3. 3.Strain into a tall glass over ice.
    4. 4.Float champagne on top and crown with gold leaf.