Connection and Chill

Cocktails and streaming content for the casual consumer

Each quarter, the YAF Knowledge Focus Group curates streaming video content and a cocktail recipe to salute each Connection issue theme. In Q3, we highlight Education and Professional Development.

Cocktail recipe: “Career Booster Cocktail”

The Career Booster Cocktail is a delightful and inspiring drink that’s perfect for discussing professional development. This cocktail combines a blend of flavors to symbolize different aspects of growth and success in one’s career. Remember, just as crafting a cocktail takes a balance of flavors, your career also requires a blend of ambition, growth, wisdom, passion, continuous learning, and progress. Cheers to your successful professional journey! Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

1 oz Ambition Amaretto

1.5 oz Growth Gin

0.5 oz Wisdom Whiskey

0.75 oz Passion Fruit Puree

0.5 oz Continuous Learning

Cointreau

0.25 oz Simple Progress Syrup

Fresh Lemon Juice

Ice

Edible Flower (for garnish)

*Liquor brands up to you

Career Booster Cocktail

Instructions

Prepare the Glass: Chill a coupe glass in the freezer for a few minutes. Once chilled, take it out and rim the edge with a mixture of sugar and a pinch of finely grated lemon zest.

Shake the Ingredients: In a cocktail shaker, add Ambition Amaretto, Growth Gin, Wisdom Whiskey, Passion Fruit Puree, Continuous Learning Cointreau, Simple Progress Syrup, and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

The following recommendations follow the theme of Education and Professional Development:

The Intern

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Steve Jobs: One Last Thing

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Add Ice: Fill the shaker with ice cubes to the top.

Shake Well: Put on the shaker lid and shake vigorously for about 15-20 seconds. This will mix the ingredients thoroughly and chill the mixture.

Strain into the Glass: Remove the chilled coupe glass from the freezer. Place a strainer over the top of the shaker and pour the cocktail into the glass, leaving any ice behind in the shaker.

Garnish: Float a delicate edible flower on top of the cocktail. This represents the blossoming of your career through continuous development.

Serve and Enjoy: Present the Career Booster Cocktail to your guests and let them enjoy a sip of ambition, growth, and wisdom, all in one elegant drink. Use this opportunity to discuss professional development and share your insights with each other.

Author: AIA YAF Knowledge Focus Group (Kiara Gilmore, AIA/Ryan Lewis, AIA/ Trent Schmitz, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate/Terry Zink, AIA/Arlenne Gil, AIA, NCARB/Melanie Ngami, AIA/Alexandra Tengco, AIA/Tanya Kataria, AIA/ Nathaniel St. Jean,AIA)

Author Bio: The YAF Knowledge Focus Group is dedicated to identifying important issues of recently licensed architects and the creation of knowledge resources to enable young architects to advance their careers.