Goldfinch, my sweet little birdie

Just last year, a book called The Goldfinch won the Pulitzer Prize. "The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate." In other words, no clue what it's about. But the signature cocktail at the new Goldfinch Tavern in the Four Seasons Hotel, well, that's another story.

Here's the recipe, according to bar manager Nathan Elliott: 1 oz Capitol Vodka, 1 oz Citizen Gin, 1 oz Cocchi Americano Bianco, half-oz Sibona Camomilla. Garnish with an expressed lemon peel. For my personal taste, squeeze more lemon; that Cocchi Americano is pretty sweet.

In case you were wondering where this whole Goldfinch thing came from, it's the state bird of Washington. The more you know.