Fresh Mint Makes Everything Better ~ Ornament

Fresh Mint Makes Everything Better ~ The Windowsill Garden Agrees

The mint plant on her sill is less a houseplant than a staff member. It gets harvested nightly, slapped awake against the back of her hand, and tucked into whatever is being poured. Guests ask where the smell is coming from and she just points.

• Right Person: The host who grows her garnishes and brags about it mildly.
• When It Shows: Summer evenings, a tall glass, that first bright breath over the rim.
• Gift Pick: For the friend who gave you mint cuttings and expectations.

Cocktail Threads made this round ornament for the tree that stands next to the bar cart. Pick ceramic at 3 inches or aluminum at 3.6 inches, and it arrives with its hanging string. A wipe with a damp cloth keeps it as polished as a chilled coupe, December after December. Tie it to a bottle of the good stuff, hang it on the tree, or hook it on the shaker shelf for the host who measures the vermouth twice.