Any Space Is an Event Space
One aged-rum-and-vermouth recipe poured three ways — coupe, tumbler, tin cup — and correct in all of them
The ShoSoft thesis, in his words: any space is an event space. A rooftop, a parking structure, a warehouse floor, a church hall — the platform exists to make an unlikely room bookable and manageable, an Airbnb-style layer over venues nobody has catalogued.
Why this cocktail? The ShoSoft thesis in three vessels: the room doesn't have to be a ballroom to work.
The Story
The constraint in the venue market was never square footage; it was that most usable rooms are invisible to the people who need them, held in someone's head instead of a system. So the same measured build arrives in three completely different vessels on one tray, none of them the proper glass, and the guest discovers the drink doesn't care where it's served.
Read Full Story →Ingredients
- 1.5 oz aged rum
- 0.75 oz sweet vermouth
- 0.25 oz allspice dram
- 1 dash orange bitters
- Assorted vessels: coupe, tumbler, tin cup
Preparation
- 1.Stir all ingredients over ice until well chilled.
- 2.Divide across three mismatched vessels.
- 3.Garnish each identically with a lemon coin.
- 4.Serve all three on one tray.
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