#Spring Cocktails

[bourbontrend]

Spring into the season with a gin old fashioned! 🌸✨ Discover how this cocktail revolutionizes spring gatherings with its citrusy, botanical flavors and barrel-finished gin charm. Perfect for whiskey lovers and cocktail enthusiasts alike, it's the ultimate drink to welcome warmer days. Ready to elevate your spring? Dive into our latest article on the Gin Old Fashioned: A Spring Cocktail Revolution and let your taste buds blossom! #GinOldFashioned #SpringCocktails #BourbonTrend

[etherealarte]

[butterbourbonandothersins]

Empress 75

This beautiful cocktail inspired by Empress 1908 Gin reminds me of a mimosa but much better.

[hillwoodhouse]

SPRING NEGRONI 🐞 via Morten Krag

1.5 oz London Dry Gin 1 oz Elderflower Liqueur .5 oz Campari 1 Dash Lime Bitters Stir with Ice, strain into a ice-filled glass, garnish orange zest, and raise your glass to the season of rebirth.

[mixergiltron]

Spring has sprung.

It's Spring time in DC,which means we get to enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossoms. The weather wasn't so great this year,but they were still pretty.

(actual cherry blossom pic taken by Uncle Giltron)

And of course,there are Tiki drinks for this occasion.

Mix #160 Cherry Blossom

1.5oz white rum 1oz pineapple juice 1oz cream of coconut 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz blue curacao 1/2oz cinnamon syrup

Shake well with plenty of ice and pour into hurricane glass.

Created by Justin Wojslaw,from the book Minimalist Tiki. Despite the name,there is no cherry in the drink,and it's actually turquoise colored instead of red. So it's pretty much the perfect drink for the way things work in DC. It's sweet and creamy with a cinnamon profile. Pretty good,if a bit touristy.

Mix #161 Cherry Pie Tai

1.5oz Demerara rum 1/2oz rhum agricole 3/4oz Cherry Heering 3/4oz lemon juice 1/2oz orgeat

Shake with ice and pour into Mai Tai glass.

I love Mai Tais,so a cherry version was perfect to go with the blossoms. Created by Nathan Robinson,it pretty much tastes like a tart cherry Mai Tai. Quite nice.

Mix #162 Paradise Cooler

2oz white rum 1/2oz Cherry Heering 1oz velvet falernum 2oz orange juice 1oz lime juice

Shake with ice and pour into double old fashioned glass. Garnish with cherry speared with an apple slice.

This was the house drink of the Denver Hilton in the 1960's. It's tart and citrus-y with some spice and a bit of cherry finish. Very nice. A good Tiki drink for cherry fans.

Mix #163 Hemingway Daiquiri

2oz white rum 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz grapefruit juice 1/2oz maraschino liqueur*

Shake with ice until chilled,then strain into coupe glass.

*I used Cherry Heering.

So,the story goes that Ernest Hemingway went into the El Floridita bar in Havana to use the restroom. On the way out the bartender was setting up a line of daiquiris and Hemingway decided to try one. He commented that it wasn't bad,but he preferred twice the rum and no sugar. So the bartender made one his way and named the drink after him. And over time it has morphed into the recipe above. No idea if any of this is true,but it's a good story. Since Ernest was a man's man,I decided to use Smith & Cross navy rum instead of white rum. The result was a VERY tart drink(I did use Heering which is tarter than maraschino liqueur). I didn't want Ernest's ghost to haunt me and call me a wuss,so I finished it,but if I were ever to make another I'd definitely dump in some simple syrup. If tart's your thing,then you might like this.

Mix #164 Ankle Breaker

1oz 151 rum* 1oz Cherry Heering 1oz lemon juice 1/2 oz simple syrup

Shake with ice and pour into double rocks glass.

*I used Wray & Nephew Overproof.

I came across this recipe in a Facebook group. According to Beachbum Berry's book Remixed,this was created in the Swamp Fox Room bar in the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina sometime in the 1950's. It was inspired by a story about hero of the Revolutionary War,General Francis Marion(AKA,the Swamp Fox),who supposedly broke his ankle jumping from a second-story window of the hotel while trying “to escape sober from a party at which this drink was flowing too freely.” Again,no idea if this is true but a good story is a good story. While 151 rum is intended for this,the poster used Wray & Nephew Overproof(which is "only" 126 proof) and since I have W&N and have been meaning to use it more,I used it too. And since I like funk I also doubled down and used Demerara syrup instead of regular simple. Very nice. This drink is very daiquiri-like. The rum really came forward with just a bit of cherry finish. Of course with overproof rum it had some kick. I'm going to make this again with some other rums just to play around with it.

So until next time,have a cocktail and enjoy the pretty flowers.

[andallshallbewell]

[hyper-coasters]

Springs Taproom bar, near the Iron Gwazi Event Pavillion. They serve cocktails, paninis, and several appetizers.

[toyastales]

My Faves From The David Koma SS24 Collection

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[mahoganygold213]

Ermanno Scervino Spring Summer 2025

[sayxit]

never too many

[etherealarte]

[cannibalgh0st]

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[chicinsilk]

La Femme chic Avril 1954

Marc Bohan for Jean Patou Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1954 Collection Ann Farrar wears "Cocktail Dry", a sky blue silk faille coat set by Pétillault and a silk taffeta dress printed on a chain of sky blue, white and hazelnut flowers on a gray background by Pétillault, draped belt in blue faille matching the coat.

Marc Bohan pour Jean Patou Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1954 Ann Farrar porte "Cocktail Dry", ensemble manteau en faille de soie bleu ciel de Pétillault et robe en taffetas de soie imprimé sur chaîne de fleurs bleu ciel, blanches et noisette sur fond gris de Pétillault, ceinture drapée en faille bleue assortie au manteau.

Photo Frères Séeberger

[lifeofloon]

After show dinner snacks and tiki drinks at Tonga Hut. Love some Palm Springs fun.