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Lavender French 75 Cocktail with Empress 1908 Gin

Class up your celebrations with this Lavender French 75 πŸ₯‚ Cocktail. I’m getting ready for our annual Friendsgiving dinner with close friends and I can’t wait to serve them one of my favorite cocktails, the French 75. I love my French 75’s just how it’s prepared, but it’s the holidays and I wanted to add a little something, something. Good thing I recently discovered Empress 1908 Gin because it gave it that pizazz I was looking for!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ What is a French…

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Louisiana: Watch Out New Orleans, Lafayette Creates An Official Cocktail

New Orleans has the Hurricane, Louisville, Ky. has the Mint Julep and now Lafayette, La. has the Sweet Crude Roulerβ„’ as its official cocktail. The creation of the Roulerβ„’ was the brainchild of David Meaux, founder of Rank Wildcat Spiritsβ„’, the first spirits distiller in Lafayette Parish. Sweet Crude Rum is their award-winning small-batch white rum and is produced using sugar cane grown in Acadiana, the area surrounding Lafayette Parish known for its authentic South Louisiana Cajun and Creole food,…

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