Winning Strategies
Bourbon, demerara and black walnut bitters, stirred cold and served over one clear block — four decades of politics, policy and communications
She is the CEO of Winning Strategies LLC in Washington, DC, and a Partner at Democracy Partners, with more than four decades of work at the intersection of politics, policy and communications.
Why this cocktail? Four decades of strategy, stirred cold. Nothing decorative.
The Story
From the campaign trail to the boardroom, the job is the same: know the room, know the numbers, and stay long enough to see the thing through. This is the drink for the end of a long day of it — no garnish theater, no shortcuts, stirred until it is genuinely cold and served over a single block that will still be there when the meeting finally breaks.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon
- 0.5 oz demerara syrup
- 2 dashes black walnut bitters
- 1 dash orange bitters
- One large clear ice block
- Orange peel
Preparation
- 1.Stir bourbon, syrup and both bitters over ice until very cold.
- 2.Strain into a chilled rocks glass over one large clear block.
- 3.Express an orange peel over the surface and drop it in.
- 4.Serve at the end of the day, not the start.