Fragrance inspired cocktails

 The Fresh Amalfi lemon cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I purchased a wallflower fragrance in this scent for my bathroom in 2024. I liked it a lot, so I purchased it again along with the hand soap. It is currently available online as a single wick candle, wallflower fragrance, hand sanitizer, and cleansing gel hand soap, as well as part of the Coastal Getaway hand sanitizer set along with several other fragrances, but not as a gentle foaming hand soap as it is shown in the picture. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Lemon leaves Chilled spearmint Cedarwood citrus Designing the cocktail I used lemonade for the mixer to replicate the first note. I used equal parts Grand Marnier and lime vodka for the additional citrus note, although I was not able to replicate cedarwood. For the spearmint note, I made a mint simple syrup by boiling equal parts sugar and water and adding mint extract. I also added dried mint leaves as a ...

 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...

 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...