Meet our crew: Alex Doane

August 11, 2020Erica Sagon

Meet our crew: get to know the awesome humans that make Cardinal Spirits possible!

Alex Doane

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server and clerk at Cardinal Spirits

Alex on Instagram: @rosetinteddream

pronouns: he/him/they
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Tell us about your role at Cardinal Spirits.

Server - helping people feel welcome and at ease during their time visiting Cardinal Spirits. Clerk - Helping the community stay safe with our hand sanitizer and handing off delicious spirits via our walk-up window.

Where are you from? Where have you lived?

Bloomfield, Indiana. The only other place I've had the chance to live yet is where I call home, Bloomington.

Cici. Photo by Alex Doane — *Cici.* Photo by Alex Doane

Any pets or family members that you'd like to introduce?

Oh yes! My very sweet and very frisky tuxedo cat named CiCi.

Share a skill that you have outside of work.

I'm really good at making all-natural body butters!

Do you have a side hustle? What is it?

Photography! I love doing more creative portraits of people.

What's your favorite Cardinal Spirits product?

Probably the Creekbend Brandy. I make a lot of Terra Gin cocktails, but the brandy is best on its own.

Self-portrait (left) and Alex’s Watermelon Gin & Tonic (right). Photos by Alex Doane — *Self-portrait (left) and Alex’s Watermelon Gin & Tonic (right).* Photos by Alex Doane

It's happy hour. What are you drinking?

Cucumber or Watermelon Gin & Tonic with extra lime. (Shake the cucumber/watermelon, gin, and lime juice before topping with tonic water).

What advice can you give to people who want to make better drinks at home?

Use fresh citrus! Other than that, don't be afraid to test things and make your own simple syrups.

What's Cardinal's best kept secret?

I think either Perry and their babies (our resident groundhogs), or the service industry discount that many people still don't know about! (Editor’s note: we offer 15% off cocktails, spirits, and food to service industry folks!)

What would surprise people about the work you do at Cardinal?

That it has led me to make some really good friends and has helped me let go of preconceived notions I’ve had of people.

Have you ever thought of a good business idea? What is it?

Oh too many, and if I tell you people will do them before me!

What's your coffee order?

Double shot oat milk latte. But I prefer making coffee at home.

How do you start your morning?

Being woken up by my cat. Then some espresso, stretches, hula hooping to Crystal Waters, and meditation surrounded by my house plants.

How do you end your day?

Some stretches, skincare regimen, and belly rubs for my cat. Sometimes an X-Files episode.

Any favorite places on the Internet?

kissanime.ru, where I watch a lot of anime both popular and obscure!