What began as an attempt at a portmanteau quickly became an ode to burnout in the face of entrepreneurialism. A fitting gesture, given that the majority of the cocktail is given over to Virginia-local small businesses.
- 1.5 oz Vitae Golden Rum (Charlottesville)
- 1/2 oz Crescent Simples Blueberry Lavender Syrup (Richmond)
- 3/4 oz lime juice2 dashes Artemisia Junio Bitters (Bentonville)
- Lavender sprig as garnish
- Combine rum, syrup, lime juice, and bitters in a shaker over ice and shake until very cold.
- Strain into a Nick and Nora glass and garnish with a lavender sprig.
- Tell the Blahs to beat it and enjoy your drink.
Featured Bitters
Junio
Junio is snow upon the palate, the chill taste of sleeping life. Within, etheric footsteps draw close: rose buds kissed with frost, saplings blushed and willowed. Her touch is the briefest crush of cast petals against an icy dawn, her words drawn like old memories from the barren well of spring.