Instead of gifting a bouquet of roses this Valentine’s Day - consider a bottle of roses. Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin is a rose-colored, handcrafted gin is made with nine botanicals, including red rose petals – a match made in V-Day heaven!
Whether you’re spending the holiday of love with your significant other or you’re planning to party it up with your girlfriends, here are 3 delectable cocktail recipes that you will absolutely swoon over. Here’s my tutorial on IG for how to make all 3!
ELDERFLOWER ROSE 75
Sparkling and celebratory, our Elderflower Rose 75 takes a well-loved staple and adds a special floral touch.
Ingredients:
2 oz Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin
¾ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
Sparkling Wine
Method: Shake on ice, fine strain into a chilled flute, top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon twist.
GARDEN GIMLET
Enjoy the effortless elegance of our Garden Gimlet. Add a sprig of lavender to garnish and take in the aromas of a flower field in bloom!
Ingredients:
2 oz Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin
¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
Method: Shake ingredients on ice. Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass. Garnish with a lavender sprig for aromatics.
BLOSSOM & TONIC
Blossoming with subtle floral notes and citrus essence, this vibrant Gin & Tonic can't be beat!
Ingredients:
2 oz Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin
3 oz Premium Tonic Water
Garnish: Orange Slice
Method: Fill a copa glass with ice, add Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin and premium tonic water. Garnish with an orange slice.
4th of July is my all time FAVORITE holiday. Anyone who knows me knows that I wait all year for this day. Something about the patriotism, the warm weather, the BBQs and that all around feel good feeling you get on Independence Day with all the festive activities just creates immaculate vibes. It’s unbeatable and always the highlight of the summer. Now that we have somewhat gotten over the pandemic hump, I’m hearing a bunch of people are making plans to celebrate (lots of people voted YES to needing some great July 4th cocktail recipes this weekend on my IG story!) and these recipes here will surely get you in the mood to party. Whether you’ll be at the beach or behind a BBQ, you’ll stay cool and refreshed with these easy-to-mix drinks full of bright summer flavors.
Method: Place Blackberries into shaker and muddle. Add remaining ingredients into shaker except the Rosé. Shake with ice and strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with Rosé and garnish with Mint.
MEYER LEMON SPRITZ
Ingredients:
1/2 Bottle Betty Buzz Meyer Lemon Club Soda
1.5 oz Vodka
Mint Leaves
Lemon Wheel or Twist
Method: Bring it all together in a wine glass over ice. Stir gently and garnish.
Glenmorangie X Blackcurrant
Ingredients:
2 oz X by Glenmorangie
1 oz Lemon Juice
½ oz Blackcurrant Cordial
⅓ oz Agave Syrup
Preparation: Fill highball glass with crushed ice. Add X by Glenmorangie, lemon juice and agave syrup. Stir, then top with blackcurrant cordial. Garnish with a lemon wheel and a blackberry.
LA VALOMA
Ingredients:
2 oz Volcan Blanco Tequila
¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
1.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
¾ Oz Agave Syrup
A pinch of salt
Method: Combine Volcan Blanco, fresh lime and grapefruit juice, salt and agave syrup in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain over ice in a highball glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
Explosions of color, costumes and beautiful florals is something you may think of when you hear about Día de los Muertos. Although the holiday falls around the spookiest time of the year, the magical celebration is anything but that. Día de los Muertos, or “the Day of the Dead,” is not a Mexican version of Halloween, but rather a celebration of life. From November 1 to 2, the holiday’s colorful festivities are far from somber, with music, delicious food and (often) tequila enjoyed among friends and family as you celebrate those who’ve passed. It’s truly a beautiful time to reminisce and reflect, and why not with a festive cocktail in hand?
Perfect for celebrations both large and small this year, check out three cocktails from Volcan de Mi Tierra! Volcan, which proudly crafts it’s expressions using time-honored tequila-making traditions, can be enjoyed neat just as easily as in a flavorful cocktail.
LA VALOMA
INGREDIENTS
2 oz Volcan Blanco Tequila
¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
1.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
¾ Oz Agave Syrup
A pinch of salt
METHOD: Combine Volcan Blanco, fresh lime and grapefruit juice, salt and agave syrup in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain over ice in a highball glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.
INGREDIENTS
2 oz Volcan Cristalino
6 mint leaves ripped in half
.75 oz lemon juice
.75 oz honey
.25 oz lime
Mint (garnish)
JALISCO MULE
INGREDIENTS
2 oz Volcan Blanco Tequila
3 oz Ginger Beet
½ Fresh Lime Juice
METHOD: Combine Volcan Blanco and fresh lime juice in a glass filled with crushed ice. Top with ginger beer and stir. Garnish with a candied ginger and dehydrated lime wheel.
Valentine’s Day has to be one of my favorite holidays of all time, solely for how bright and colorful it always is. Growing up, I actually used to have Valentine’s Day parties every year - I became known for it! I’ve always had a soft spot for the day of love, and now in my adult years I can take it up a notch and celebrate even more with festive Valentine’s Day cocktails!
Whether you’re in the mood for something pink, something bubbly, something potent or even chocolatey, here are a few recipes I am loving this year that are so delicious, even Cupid would approve.
Muddle ~12 raspberries in cocktail shaker. Add gin/vodka, lime juice and ice, shake
until mixed. add large ice cube to a rocks glass and strain mixture over top. Add Mumm Napa Brut Rosé; stir gently to mix. Skewer three raspberries on toothpick and lay across side of
Add ½ of cup-up grapefruit and mint to a cocktail shaker. Muddle. Add elderflower liqueur, splash of soda water and ice. Shake. Strain mixture into glass. Add Mumm Napa Cuvée M. Garnish with grapefruit slice and florals.
Did you know that January 16th is International Spicy Food Day? Well if you didn’t, now you do and it couldn’t be a better reason to experiment with some sizzling recipes from dawn til dusk.
And as the worldwide pandemic surges on, we all could use a little reason to celebrate... in more ways than one! Bushwick Kitchen’s spicy, craft cocktails are made with their signature Bees Knees Spicy Honey, Trees Knees Spicy Maple Syrup and Weak Knees Gochujang Sriracha. Skip the triple sec and the simple syrup and swap in Bushwick Kitchen for top-notch flavor using pure, simple ingredients. Since the holiday falls on a Saturday this year, why not brunch all day long? From starting your day with a bloody to ending it with a margarita, Bushwick Kitchen has the ultimate spicy brunch cocktails fit and festive for this exciting holiday.
Method: Dry-shake an egg white before adding ice. Add bourbon, coffee liqueur and syrup into a shaker and shake vigorously. Strain the cocktail into a coupe glass and serve.
WEAK KNEES BLOODY MARY
4 cups tomato juice 2 cups vodka 1 cup dill pickle juice 1⁄4 cup lemon juice 1⁄4 cup Weak Knees Gochujang Sriracha 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 8 celery stalks and lemon wedges, for garnish
Method: Add all ingredients except the celery stalks and lemon wedges to a large pitcher, stir well and chill for 1 hour. In a tall glass, pour the cocktail over ice and garnish with celery stalk and lemon wedge.
Method: Cut up two sage leaves and add to a cocktail shaker with rum, lime juice and Trees Knees Spicy Maple and ice. Shake vigorously until frosty and strain into rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Place remaining sage leaf in your palm and slap once, firmly, with the other hand. Float on top to garnish.
SPICY HONEY MARGARITA
1 ounce lime juice 1⁄2 ounce Bees Knees Spicy Honey syrup 2 ounces blanco tequila Salt and lime wedge for garnish
Method: Rub a lime wedge around rim of a rocks glass and dip in salt. Add lime juice, honey syrup, tequila and ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously until frosty and strain into the prepared rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
