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Warm Ocean Breeze

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 The warm ocean breeze cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance :   About the fragrance I purchased this fragrance for my bathroom in 2024. I don't remember whether I had ever purchased it previously, but I know I purchased s imilar fragrances to go with my ocean themed bathroom. It is currently available online as a wallflower fragrance. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Ocean sandalwood Warm sage Eucalyptus zest Coconut Designing the cocktail I used club soda for the mixer to represent ocean water, and I rimmed the glass with salt to contribute to the ocean concept. I used Malibu coconut rum for the coconut note and purchased sage elixir from Floral Elixir Co for the sage note. I also added dried sage as a garnish. Eucalyptus is not safe for human consumption, so I excluded that note. I did not know how to recreate the sandalwood note, so I excluded that as well. Recipe 2 oz coconut rum ½ oz sage syrup 6 oz club soda Salt Fresh or dr...

Gingham Unstoppable

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 The gingham unstoppable cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance: About the fragrance I purchased this hand soap in 2024 when the fragrance debuted. It is a part of the Gingham fragrance collection that Bath and Body Works introduced several years ago (see my cocktails inspired by Gingham and Gingham Gorgeous .) It is currently unavailable online, but several other Gingham fragrances are available if you are interested in something similar. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Fresh neroli Sparkling water Clean musk Designing the cocktail I used club soda for the mixer to capture the sparkling water note. I used white rum for the musk note. A s neroli is derived from the bitter orange tree, I wanted to use an orange flavored alcohol for that note. I chose blue Curacao to match the packaging. I also made an orange simple syrup (prepared by boiling equal parts sugar and water and adding orange flavoring) for additional sweetness and flavor. Recipe 1 o...

Hello Beautiful

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 The hello beautiful cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I received this fragrance as a gift in 2023, and had been interested in trying it for a while already before then. It is currently available online as a body lotion, body wash, fragrance mist, and body cream. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: White gardenia Jasmine petals Magnolia blossom Pink nectarine Cotton musk Designing the cocktail I used peach nectarine Sparkling Ice for the mixer. I could not find anything exclusively nectarine flavored, but peach flavor is very similar. Any peach or nectarine flavored sparkling water or soda would work. I used white rum for the musk note. For the gardenia note, I used gardenia syrup from Floral Elixir Co. I could not locate dried gardenia petals, but if you are able to locate them feel free to use them, as they are edible. For the jasmine note, I used jasmine syrup (previously used in Japanese Cherry Blossom ), also from F...