Fragrance inspired cocktails

 The midnight amber glow cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance: About the fragrance I was gifted this fragrance for my birthday in 2023. It is currently unavailable online, but it will hopefully be back at some point. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Smooth amber Caramel latte Vanilla bourbon Designing the cocktail I used half and half for the mixer to represent the texture of a latte. I used equal parts caramel vodka and Kahlua to capture the caramel latte flavor. I used Jim Beam brand vanilla bourbon, just as I used in my Magic In The Air cocktail. I also added vanilla simple syrup for additional flavor and sweetness. I didn't know how to approximate the amber note, so I left that out. Recipe 1 oz Kahlua 1 oz caramel vodka ½ oz vanilla bourbon ½ oz vanilla simple syrup 6 oz half and half Caramel sauce Combine Kahlua, caramel vodka, vanilla bourbon, vanilla simple syrup, and half and half in a glass or cocktail shaker. Drizzle the...

 The raspberry green tea cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I purchased this hand soap in 2023. It is currently available online as a gentle and clean foaming hand soap and a cleansing gel hand soap. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Sweet raspberries Steeped green tea Squeezed lemon Designing the cocktail I used black raspberry Sparkling Ice sparkling water as the mixer. Any raspberry sparkling water or soda would work, but a sweeter option would be preferable as the scent note specifies sweet raspberries. For the green tea note, I made iced tea concentrate with green tea bags (click the link to my mom's blog or visit my Dark Kiss post for more details on how to make iced tea concentrate.) I used lemon vodka for the lemon note. Recipe 2 oz lemon vodka 1 oz green tea concentrate 6 oz raspberry sparkling water or soda Place two ice cubes in a glass. Add lemon vodka and green tea concentrate. Pour in raspberry spar...

 The gingham gorgeous cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I purchased this hand soap in 2023. Gingham Gorgeous was introduced earlier in the year as part of the Gingham collection inspired by the original Gingham fragrance, which debuted in 2020 and is the inspiration for another cocktail . It is currently available online as a fine fragrance mist, ultimate hydration body cream, wallflower fragrance, shower gel, eau de parfum, concentrated room spray, daily nourishing body lotion, moisturizing body wash, foaming sugar body scrub, shea butter cleansing bar, hand cream, travel size shower gel, and travel size ultimate hydration body cream . The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Pink strawberries Peach nectar Peony blossoms Designing the cocktail I used strawberry sparkling water as the mixer. Strawberry soda would work too. For the peach note, I used peach vodka. I also made a peach simple syrup following this recipe from Alpha...