Muddle Shake Sip ~ Ornament

Muddle Shake Sip ~ Three Steps to a Better Evening

Mint under the muddler, ice in the tins, and then the pause where the first sip tells her whether the week has been forgiven. The sequence never changes and it never gets old. Friends who watch her do it have started doing it at home, badly, with love.

• Who Follows It: The home bartender whose routine is a form of meditation.
• The Scene: Six o'clock, a cutting board of limes, a shaker sweating on the counter.
• Gift Pick: For the one whose three verbs became your favorite hour.

Cocktail Threads made this round ornament for the tree that stands beside 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 ready for the next round.