INGREDIENTS:
—1.5 oz. Royal Foundry Craft Spirits Gin
—16 oz. nonflavored tonic
—4 apples, sliced and cored
—2 cinnamon sticks

DIRECTIONS:
Create an apple cinnamon tonic by steeping one cup of tonic with three sliced and cored apples and two cinnamon sticks. Simmer for about 4 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes, then strain and add remaining cup of tonic. Refrigerate in a sealed container until ready to use. (Note: add carbonation with a soda stream if possible.) Pour gin into a lowball, top with apple cinnamon tonic and garnish with a fresh or dried apple slice.

Staging Concepts: Staging and Social Distancing

As the number of vaccinations across the country increases, the amount of live events and gatherings will hopefully rise with it. However, that doesn’t mean the way people gather will go back to normal instantly: there may be an adjustment period before bars, theaters, stadiums and churches are all full of people again.

 Spacing, social distancing, and creativity will be vital for planners and venues in the meantime, and tools like staging, seating, and more will be crucial for the execution of these.

 
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Signature Drink: Clover Club

INGREDIENTS:
→ 2 oz. London Dry Gin
→ 3/4 oz. raspberry syrup*
→ 3/4 oz. lemon juice
→ egg white
→ Angostura bitters

DIRECTIONS:
Place all ingredients into a shaker. Shake without ice. Add ice and shake hard. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with three drops of Angostura bitters.

* P.S. Steak’s team adds grains of paradise, rose and other botanicals to its syrup.