Fall In Love with 3 Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin Cocktails This Valentine's Day!

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.

Delightful Cocktails for Día de los Muertos

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.

Cocktail Pairings for FT with Friends Movie Night | Taffer's Mixologist Libations

Day….. something? of quarantine (who knows anymore?) and if you’re like me, I am desperately looking for different ways to entertain myself after work hours and am trying to have things to look forward to! Don’t get me wrong, I love a wine and tv show night, but that can get old pretty fast considering we have no idea when life is going to get back to normal again. Let’s face it, I miss my cocktails (!!!) and I can’t be the only one. For those looking for the perfect cocktails to add to their next Netflix Party or FaceTime with Friends Movie Night, Taffer’s Mixologist wants to make it easy for everyone stuck at home by pairing some of their favorite recipes with fan-favorite tv shows and movies! Taffer’s is hands down my go-to cocktail mix and it NEVER disappoints. It’s fresh, makes all the flavors in a cocktail pop and it makes creating a drink so simple.

Created by Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer to bring the craft cocktail experience to the home, Taffer’s Mixologist cocktail mixes come in seven different flavors: Bloody Mary, Cosmopolitan, Margarita, Mojito, Piña Colada, Skinny Margarita and Strawberry Margarita. The line is available at Walmart stores nationwide and cost under $5.00 a bottle, making it the perfect thing to grab the next time you go to restock your pantry. 

Here are a couple fab recipes I am into, with matching show and movie recs!

Taffer’s Mixologist Mango + Grapefruit Strawberry Float

Show Rec: LOVE IS BLIND

3.5 oz Taffer’s Strawberry Margarita Mix
1.5 oz tequila
1 oz grapefruit juice
1 scoop mango sorbet
Fresh grapefruit slice 
Rose petals

Add Taffer’s, tequila, and grapefruit juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Pour into a large coupe glass. Add a scoop of mango sorbet and garnish with fresh grapefruit and rose petals.

Taffer’s Mixologist Cosmobellini

Movie Rec: SEX & THE CITY 2

2.5 oz Taffer’s Cosmopolitan Mix
1.5 oz citrus vodka
1.5 oz champagne or proscco
¼ cup frozen berries

Add Taffer’s mix and vodka into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Place frozen berries into a chilled cocktail glass. Strain cocktail mixture into the glass. Top with champagne or prosecco. 

Taffer’s Mixologist Bloody Rosemarys

Movie Rec: THE IRISHMAN

3.5 oz Taffer’s Bloody Mary Mix
1.5 oz vodka
3-4 large sprigs of rosemary

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Pour into a glass filled with ice and garnish with more rosemary.

Taffer’s Mixologist Peach and Pomegranate Sparkler

Show Rec: THE CROWN

1 oz Taffer’s Strawberry Margarita Mix
4 oz Prosecco
2-3 peach slices
1 Tbsp pomegranate seeds

Place peaches and pomegranates into a champagne coupe. Add Taffer’s, then top with chilled prosecco!

National Coffee Day | The Boozy Way

September 29th is National Coffee Day! Coffee, which for as long as I could remember has been my favorite way to start the day. In fact, the power of coffee deserves to be recognized on a regular basis. But since this year this very special occasion falls on a weekend, it’s only appropriate to celebrate accordingly, but with an adult coffee!

Tanteo Tequila is one of my recent discoveries and I cannot get enough of the tantalizing spice. It is the original 100% agave spicy tequila. Bet you’d never think to pair chipotle tequila with coffee, huh? Well, you can’t just do that with any coffee or any tequila. But this recipe is like no other.

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN COFFEE

Ingredients:

2 oz. Tanteo Chipotle Tequila

5 oz. Freshly Brewed Coffee

1/2 teaspoon Granulated White Sugar

1 Teaspoon Brown Sugar

Whipped cream for topping

Method:

Add fresh coffee to glass, stir in white and brown sugar until dissolved. Add Tanteo Chipotle Tequila and stir. Top with whipped cream.

The Hottest Tequila Right Now: JAJA | Recipes and Recs

It is no question that JAJA is THE hottest tequila now. The founding team includes Maurice Tebele and Martin Hoffstein and it’s the tequila of our generation. Not only does it boast a smooth taste, but its bottle and branding is unapologetically photo-worthy with a design that us millennials particularly can’t get enough of. Triple distilled and thoughtfully crafted, JAJA is sweet and herbal - inspired by the lightness of free-spirited days and intimate nights.

JAJA features two delightful versions - Blanco and Reposado.

Triple distilled for a smooth experience, Blanco offers subtle notes of black pepper and citrus fruit while capturing the essence and sweetness of its only ingredient — Pure Agave Azul.

Triple distilled and aged for six months in fine oak barrels for a rich and elevated experience, Reposado (En Ingles “Rested”) offers hints of vanilla, oak, honey, and caramel.

Pronounced “ha ha,” this tequila is authentically sourced and is produced sustainably and responsibly. As if JAJA couldn’t get any cooler, it partners with the Tequila Interchange Project (TIP) to support bat friendly farms and preserve sustainable, traditional practices in tequila production. To put it simply, JAJA is the only tequila to sip now (and for many years to come). Here’s some to-die-for JAJA cocktail recipes perfect for sipping with friends and celebrating the good times together.

Pomarita

1.5oz JAJA Blanco

¾ oz pink peppercorn grenadine

¾ oz lime juice

Thin slice of habanero

Dash of bitters

Top soda water

Island Mule

1.5 oz. JAJA Blanco

1.5oz Pineapple Juice

½ oz. fresh lime juice

2-3 dashes grapefruit bitters

Top with Ginger Beer

Garnish Lemon Peel

Grapefruit Tequila Spritzer

1.5 oz JAJA Blanco Tequila

1.5 oz Grapefruit Juice

Top with lime soda

Sparkling water

Cucumber slices and rosemary to garnish

Hard Thyme Lemonade

1.5oz Blanco Tequila

4 oz Thyme-Infused Lemonade

Thyme Sprig

JAJA’s Revenge

Ingredients:

4 slices of cucumber

2 large basil leaves

1 ½ oz. JAJA Blanco

½ oz. fresh lime juice

½ oz. simple syrup