SAH 80th Anniversary Signature Cocktails 

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In the summers of 2010 and 2015, Dr. Rebecca S. Graff, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Lake Forest College, led archeological digs at the Charnley-Persky House, the home of SAH's Chicago office. The student teams recovered approximately 100 items. You can read more, view a video about the dig, and view the items that were found on the Charnley-Persky House website.

The items that were recovered by the teams offer a window into the day-to-day life at the Charnley-Persky House and the Chicago community in general more than 100 years ago. Now these items have become the inspiration for three celebratory drinks to mark the 80th Anniversary of SAH's work supporting the architectural history community.

The ingredients for the drinks (two cocktails and one non-alcoholic mocktail) are listed below so you can make sure you have all you need to make the drinks with us at our 80th Anniversary Celebration this Friday, November 13, 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST. Instructions and demonstration videos will be available on Friday.

If you haven't already, reserve your ticket for the free event now.


The Architect and the Alibi

Two drinks, each a light amber color with foamy top sit in front of a window overlooking the city

Orange Marmalade Syrup

The marmalade syrup takes about 10 minutes to make ahead and is an ingredient of both the Architect and Alibi.

1/2 cup orange marmalade
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick 

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes, let cool, and then strain into an airtight container.

The Architect

1 1/2 oz. Glenlivet 12 Year Scotch
1 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Marmalade Syrup
1 Egg White
Top: Soda Water
Garnish: Dehydrated Orange Wheel

Combine all ingredients, with the exception of garnishes and soda water, into a shaker. Dry shake without ice for 10-15 seconds. Uncover, add a handful of ice and shake for 30 seconds, or until shaker is frothy. Strain into a rocks glass, top with soda water to brim and let sit while foam develops; garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel.

Click below for printable recipe cards.

Architect Recipe Card
Alibi Recipe Card

The Alibi

2 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Marmalade Syrup
1 Egg White
Top: Soda Water
Garnish: Burned Rosemary Sprig
Garnish: Orange Peel Twist

Combine all ingredients, with the exception of garnishes and soda water, into a shaker. Dry shake without ice for 10-15 seconds. Uncover, add a handful of ice and shake for 30 seconds, or until shaker is frothy. Strain into a champagne flute, top with soda water to brim and garnish with a burned rosemary sprig and an orange twist.

 



The Cantilever

A dark amber drink in a champagne coupe with an orange peel garnish

The Cantilever

1 oz. Rittenhouse bonded rye whiskey
1/2 oz. Gordon’s gin
1 oz. Lucano Anniversario amaro
1/2 oz. Byrrh aperitif wine
Garnish: bent lemon peel

Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe. Express a swath of lemon peel over the drink, then fold and clip it to the glass edge so that it projects unsupported beyond the rim.

 

Click below for a printable recipe card.

Cantilever Recipe Card


Jeremy Gentile, a white man with short dark hair and glasses, stands in front of a brick wall and smiles into the camera
Jeremy Gentile, Assoc. AIA

A graduate of the the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture, Jeremy’s practice experience spans from ground up public sector buildings to high-end residential residential renovation, with a focus on commercial interiors and hospitality work. He sincerely believes that the experience of a space matters, and that truly successful ones tell a meaningful story to engage occupants. An advocate for Emerging Professionals and the future of the architectural profession, Jeremy has held roles within AIAS National and the AIA at the National, State & Local levels - he is currently an Associate Director on the Board of AIA Chicago and the Founding Chair of the AIA Illinois Emerging Professionals Network. Architectural interests aside, he also dabbles in travel and mixology with the launch or From the Window Seat, a travel blog, and In Good Spirits, his recently published cocktail book; he’s also introduced 408 Studio, a creative consultancy.
In Good Spirits:

http://jeremygentile.com/in-good-spirits.html

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Craig Eliason, a white man wearing a blue checked shirt, short beard, and glasses, smiles into the camera
Craig Eliason, Ph.D.

Craig Eliason earned a Ph.D. in Art History from Rutgers University, concentrating on European avant-garde art and theory between the World Wars. Since then his research has focused on the history of type design. He has presented and published research on the history of typeface classification, including articles in Design Issues and Printing History. He also founded Teeline Fonts, an award-winning type foundry. He is a Professor of Art History at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he has been teaching since 2002. In his off hours, he is an enthusiastic drink mixer. His original cocktails can be found in the P22 Cocktail Book and on the Kindred Cocktails website.

Type design and scholarship: typeprofessor.com;

Drink photos: instagram.com/cdeliason.
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