Chappy Hour: Morning Star Cocktail + Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

Indulge yourself with this sumptuous new collection of poems by Beatriz Hausner that author Tamara Faith Berger describes as “[…] Elegant, thirsty and visionary poems, echoing with song.” The collection reaches back through the millennia to create an unexpected, unconventional, and contemporary exploration of one of humanity’s oldest pleasures.Whether you choose to make our Morning Star mocktail or cocktail, be sure to serve it in a crystal glass for peak elegance!

The Morning Star CocktailIngredients:

• 1½ oz. pisco
• 1½ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
• ½ oz. thyme syrup
• ½ oz. fresh lime juice
• pinch of sea salt
• 1 dash of grapefruit bitters (optional)
• sprig of thyme for garnish

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients (except the garnish) in a shaker 
2. Shake to fully dissolve the salt
3. Strain over ice into a (crystal) glass

The Morning Star MocktailThis refreshing pineapple juice-based non-alcoholic cocktail is definitely one for those with a sweet tooth.Ingredients:

• 1tsp lime juce
• 1tsp honey
• 10fl oz pineapple juice
• 3 pineapple chunks
• mineral water to top up (optional to taste)
• I small piece of vanilla stick and a pineapple wedge for garnish

Method:

1. Blend all the ingredients, (except garnishes)
2. Pour into a chilled (crystal) glass and add the vanilla stick and pineapple wedge

The Poem 

Took a shine to our Morning Star drink and ready for more? Read more from Beatriz Hausner’s Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart. 

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