July News!

Hello there dear friends - Welcome to our monthly newsletter,

June was a rough month. With the overturning of Roe vs Wade the future of Women’s rights and autonomy over their own bodies are being attacked. This isn’t just about the right to choose, it’s about keeping people in poverty, it’s about control, and it’s dangerous. We encourage you, especially if you’re not outraged by this, to educate yourself on the horrific implications this has on not just people with a uterus but everyone.

This, on top of everything else going on in the world… it feels like A LOT. It can be overwhelming and it’s easy to spiral. We want to help, and we’re doing it the only way we know how, by continuing to share fun, uplifting, positive things + actionable resources; whether it’s a cool video to brighten your day, a food or cocktail recipe, or an organization we think you should know about.

We hope this gives you some happiness, and the empowerment to enact change, no matter how small, because… “The future depends on what you do today” - Mahatma Ghandi

Happy List for July

  • We’re donating 5% of ALL website sales to National Network of Abortion Funds through July 31st, 2022.

  • We enjoyed watching/listening to:

  • This thread from “Shit You Should Care About”

  • Other Stuff:

    • A friend recently shared this book and Author with us. Gabrielle Blair wrote “Ejaculate Responsibly” (the timing is pretty incredible) her book is available for pre-order now, it comes out in October.

    • In case you missed these resources we posted on our socials - also check stories for more ways to be involved

  • Real, actionable, Activism:

Like we said, it’s easy to get overwhelmed - don’t forget to take care of yourself and give yourself space from social platforms or anything that is not serving you.

Downtown SLC Farmers Market

Our 8th market season kicked off on June 4th and it was THE BEST market day we have ever had - Thank you all so much!

The market runs every Saturday at Pioneer Park in Downtown Salt Lake City from June 4th to October 22nd, 8 am - 2 pm! We can’t wait to see you there!

UPCOMING VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS

We have NEW virtual classes & spot still available for our July classes. We can’t wait to see you online soon!

  • Rum Cocktail Series: Starts July 6th - it’s a 3-week classic cocktail series where we’ll make 9 (nine) super fun cocktails using many types of RUM! Spots are still available.

  • Women in History, Tropical Cocktails: We are thrilled to partner again with our friend and “Libation Librarian” LaShana Daniels from Do It For The Cocktail Culture. During this event we will discuss THREE influential Women in history, both past and present, who have made an impact on the world of Tropical Cocktails! Class starts Friday, July 22nd at 5 pm MDT

  • NEW - Smashes, Brambles & Juleps - oh my! We will answer all of your burning questions, like what’s bramble, smash or julep anyway? Are they related? And how do you even make them + so much more! Virtual on Wednesday, August, 3 @ 6 pm MST.

RECIPE

Here is a recipe for those evenings when you just need to shut the world off for a minute and breath…

Haters Wanna Take Me Down
2 oz gin
1/4 oz lavender simple syrup
3/4 oz lemon juice
4 dashes Summer Solstice Chamomile bitters

Add all to shaker, add ice & shake, double strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with dried lavender buds, chamomile flower or lemon peel.

Take a deep breath & enjoy.

In case you didn’t hear…

Our brand new, removable, easier to read, stylish AF labels are here. We’ve been rolling out these new flavors as we run out of old labels (waste not, want not) and our first round we released was batch #29 of Charred Cedar & Currant, and batch #20 of Blueberry Cardamom.

What’s new?

  • Waterproof stickers that are easily removed for maximum reuse of the bottles

  • Clear & concise color-coded flavors, (no more having to turn the bottle to the side to see the flavor name, or our brand name), and can we talk about the drops down the side!?! (keep scrolling)

  • Cohesive designs for both our core and seasonal flavors

We could not have done this without our incredibly talented & patient designer, our friend Meg from Love and Victory, she really captured exactly what we were lookin for; simple, straightforward, yet classy. 

Thanks also goes out to our photographer Natalie of Beehive Photo for the great shots. 

And last but not least to our printer, Blue Label Packaging for their patience, top notch products & gold star customer service! 

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