“Hey, baby, what's your sign?” We've all heard that pickup line, but did you ever think that line would matter in deciding which cocktail you drink? Mixologist Claire Smith tailors fun, tasty concoctions according to your zodiac sign:
Taurus: Black Raspberry Milkshake
2 oz Belvedere Black Raspberry 1 oz strawberry juice Dash simple syrup 2 oz milk 1/8 oz single cream Directions: Place all ingredients in a Boston Shaker and shake vigorously over cubed ice. Serve in a short milkshake glass, garnish with a fresh strawberry.Gemini: Orange Blossom Negroni
1 1/4 oz Belvedere Orange 3/4 oz Campari 1/2 oz Noilly Prat Rouge Directions: Stir over cubed ice and garnish with an orange slice.
Cancer: Polish Mule
2 ounces BelvedereFresh lime juiceAngostura bittersGinger beer
Directions: Shake all ingredients and strain over cubed ice into a highball glass. Leo: Veuve Cliquot Clemintini
1 oz clementine puree 1/2 oz peach puree VCP Yellow Label
Directions: Stir and pour into a champagne flute. Garnish with a yellow rose petal.
Virgo: Citrus Cider Mojito 2 oz Belvedere Citrus Handful fresh mint 2 oz pressed apple cider Dash lemon juice Dash simple syrup
Directions: Add all ingredients to a highball glass and top with crushed ice. Churn and top with crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig and lemon slice.
Pisces: Deconstructed Mojito
16 oz chilled brewed mint tea, unsweetened10 oz Belvedere IX6 cups pink cotton candy — each topped with a leaf of mint5 oz fresh lime juice
Directions: Shake liquid ingredients well. Pour cold drink over top of cotton candy, and watch it melt.
Aries: 10 Cane Light and Stormy
2 oz 10 Cane Lime juice Dash Angostura bitters Top with ginger beer
Directions: Garnish with lime wedge and two clear straws.
Libra: Grand Margarita
2 oz premium tequila1/2 oz Grand Marnier1/2 oz lime juice
Directions: Shake and strain over cubed ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Scorpio: Belvedere Intense Martini
50 Ml Belvedere IntenseDash of premium white vermouth
Directions: Stir together over glacial ice and pour into a crystal martini glass.
Sagittarius: Hemingway Daiquiri
2 oz 10 cane rum1 oz lime juice1/4 oz simple syrup1/4 oz maraschino syrupDirections: Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Lime wheel garnish.Capricorn: Hennessy Apricot Sidecar
2 oz Hennessy1/2 oz premium triple sec1/2 oz lemon juice6 dried apricots
Directions: Muddle apricots with triple sec. Shake with cubed ice and fine-strain into a cocktail glass. Lemon twist garnish.
Aquarius: 10 Cane Mai Tai 2 oz 10 Cane1/2 oz Crème de Peche1/3 oz Crème de Kumquat1/2 oz Amaretto1/2 oz lemon juice2 1/2 oz fresh pineapple juiceDash Lemon bitters1/3 oz agave syrup2 mint leaves
Directions: Mix together and serve.