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Cherry Blossom Cocktail

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The Cherry Blossom Cocktail/Mocktail

This spring I’ve been pretty clean (you know, #equalpartsdisciplineandindulgence). When I’ve been indulging I’ve been making new friends; namely, Bo & Ivy Distillers who recently opened their tasting room and released their first bourbons out of Ivy City. After quickly snagging a bottle of the Distiller’s Reserve bourbon, I was gifted a bottle of their Spring Gin which has undertones of cherry, rose, and bergamot. Hmm… what to do with that?! The answer came easily enough since I had recently mastered a new go-to spring mocktail leveraging one of my all-time favorite cocktail ingredients: Damask Rose Water. The result is that this indulgence comes in two forms: cocktail and mocktail. This, my friends, is springtime in a glass. If you need to freshen up, leave the gin. If you’re down, 1oz of Bo & Ivy has you covered.

what you need

1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice

1 teaspoon fresh rose water (lately I am in love with all things Erbology)

2 oz plain tart cherry juice (no juice blends please)

1 demerara sugar cube or a teaspoon of unrefined sugar 

6 oz sparkling water (I use Perrier)

(optional) 1 oz Bo & Ivy Spring Gin (or floral gin of choice)

how to make it

[ mix ] stir lime juice, rose water, cherry juice, and sugar together in a stemmed glass

[ top ] add several 1/2 inch ice cubes and then the sparkling water, and then mix until just combined

[ garnish ] with a lime wedge

[ enjoy ] fresh

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Aperol Spritz

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Classic Aperol Spritz

I am interrupting your regularly scheduled programming on this Easter weekend to declare Spring officially arrived here in Northern Virginia. And what better way to welcome and celebrate it than with a quintessentially summer cocktail? (I know, wishful thinking at it’s best.) So in honor of my lovely niece-in-law and nephew, I give you the Aperol Spritz, which I am now fully convinced is only complete alongside homemade pizza. Still working on the pizza but, for now, enjoy the drink! // Now, given that it is Easter weekend (🐇), I’ll urge all of you to channel your inner French gypsy and make my French Chocolate Cake this weekend for your festivities. Things you can look forward to from my Easter celebrations include baked chicken and authentic, versatile mole [moh-lay] sauce.

what you need

🍹 2 oz Aperol

🍊 1 oz blood orange or regular orange juice

🍾 Prosecco or sparkling of choice

🍊 (optional) 3 dashes citrus bitters like Reagan’s

how to make it

Pour Aperol, orange juice, and bitters into a large wine glass over ice. 

Top it off with sparkling of choice.

Stir, garnish with an orange slice, and serve up your own vibrant cup of summertime. 

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