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Cashmere Glow

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 The cashmere glow cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I first purchased this fragrance as a body cream in 2016 after trying it on in the store. I liked it, but it was retired the following year so I could no longer purchase it in stores, although it was still available online. I ordered the fragrance mist pictured online in 2021. It is currently available online as a body lotion, body cream, and fragrance mist. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Golden peach Lily petals Shimmering vanilla Cashmere musk Designing the cocktail I used peach flavored sparkling water for the mixer. Peach soda would work as well. I used lily petals (some varieties are edible) from the Etsy shop Herbal Mansion . For the vanilla note, I used vanilla vodka and added vanilla simple syrup for sweetness and additional flavor. I used white rum for the musk note. Recipe 1 oz vanilla vodka 1 oz white rum 1 oz vanilla simple syrup 6 oz peach sparkling w

Coconut Lime Breeze

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 The coconut lime breeze cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance: About the fragrance I first purchased this fragrance as a shower gel in 2013 after trying on the body lotion in the store. I liked it, but I did not purchase the scent again until 2021, when I ordered the body lotion pictured. It is currently unavailable online. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Sheer coconut water White orange blossom Zesty lime Jasmine petals Island musk Designing the cocktail I used Simple Truth Organic brand coconut water as the mixer. For the orange blossom note, I used Grand Marnier. I also added orange simple syrup for sweetness and a more intense flavor. For the lime note, I used a combination of lime vodka and lime juice. I used white rum for the musk note, but added less rum than the other alcoholic ingredients since musk is the last note listed. For the jasmine note, I used dried jasmine purchased at a local health food store. Recipe 1 oz Grand Marnier or othe