A [COCKTAIL NAME] in a [GLASS TYPE], large hand-cut ice cube slightly melted at the edges, [LIQUID COLOR] with a gradient from deeper tones at the base to lighter where the light catches the rim, small air bubbles on the ice surface. Single [GARNISH] on the rim, nothing else. Sitting on dark forest green marble with natural white veining, surface wet from condensation rings, folded black linen napkin partially visible lower left, out of focus. Dark moody bar backdrop, deep charcoal and black tones, bottle shelves extremely out of focus, warm amber and gold bokeh, one candle flame as a gentle blur far right, faint smoke upper left. Single backlight from directly behind the glass casting through the liquid and throwing a pool of refracted light onto the marble, gentle fill light from the left at 45 degrees, no front illumination, thin white specular highlight on the rim. Shot on 100mm macro lens, f/2.0, slightly low angle at glass level, liquid fills upper two thirds of frame, shallow depth of field, no lens flare, fine film grain, no HDR, no sharpening. Rich and moody colour grade — true blacks, dominant warm tones pulled from the drink's natural colour, green marble as the only cool contrast, no desaturation. Commercial drinks photography meets magazine-editorial lifestyle, inspired by Wallpaper and Monocle. Photorealistic, not illustrated, not CGI, not oversaturated, not stock.