Lunch: Nouveau Western

Ingredients

1 cardamom pod
1 1/4 ounces Simple Syrup
1 1/2 ounces New Western gin, such as Aviation
1 1/2 ounces nigori sake
1 ounce Cocchi Americano (fortified, slightly bitter aperitif wine)
4 dashes of orange bitters
Ice
2 ounces chilled club soda
1 lime twist, for garnish
1 thyme sprig, for garnish

Instructions

In a chilled collins glass, muddle the cardamom with the Simple Syrup. Add the gin, sake, Cocchi and bitters. Fill the glass with ice and stir well. Discard the cardamom, then stir in the club soda. Pinch the lime twist over the drink, drop it in and garnish with the thyme sprig.

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