Rich, sweet, and bold. Wait, are we talking about this cocktail or our Sagittarius friends?
Photos by Joey Wharton.
Let the stars and Belle Isle Moonshine be your guides to cosmic cocktailling. Each month, our resident amateur astrologer (and Director of Marketing) Brandon Day gives you the transcendental tea based on your zodiac sign. We’ll also share a Sun sign-inspired cocktail recipe that will get you through your birthday season in one piece–no matter what retrogrades come your way.
SAGITTARIUS
The ARCHER // NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 21
“Wow hello to all my Sag buddies and goodbye to Scorpio season! Right now feels like a second chance at life, revitalized by Sagittarius’ bold and adventurous energy. This is a time to capitalize on your gambling nature and shoot your shot - who knows what might come of it! You may feel a bit more practical when Venus shifts to Capricorn in a few days, meaning relationships in work and business will be easier. Double down on this energy by forming deeper connections with people who support your ambitions and goals.
Are you ready for the gag of the season? After a five-month retrograde through Pisces, Neptune finally returns direct at the end of November. So that intense feeling that life has been too heavy, maybe even too real? Expect a release from all of that as we regain our capacity to dream again. Our thinking becomes more optimistic and our relationships more expressive and experimental. Here we go, Sag. Buckle up!”
Brandon Day is the Director of Marketing at Belle Isle Moonshine. He has no actual astrology credentials, but he checks his Co-Star religiously.
BUTTER ME UP
Ingredients:
½ oz. cinnamon syrup**
4 oz. hot coffee
1 tsp. melted butter
Preparation:
Add all ingredients in listed order to a mug or toddy glass. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and/or star anise.** Cinnamon Syrup: Add 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup water, and 4 cinnamon sticks to a saucepan and boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain out cinnamon sticks.
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Belle Isle Moonshine is a premium, handcrafted spirit proudly hailing from Richmond, Virginia.
We take the name Belle Isle from a small, 540-acre island located smack dab in the middle of the James River where Civil War soldiers used surplus corn rations to make moonshine in copper kettles.
Belle Isle Moonshine is distilled from 100% organic corn, grown by three family farms and responsibly sourced. Once triple-distilled, we charcoal filter Belle Isle four times over. Then, we cut it with purified water right from the James River. Our infusions are made with 100% real ingredients, never artificial flavors or color. We use real grapefruits sourced from Texas and California, local honey from the Shenandoah Valley, organic habaneros grown an hour away, and freshly roasted coffee beans from the most socially conscious roastery in Richmond, Blanchard's Coffee Roasting Co.
From there, each bottle of Belle Isle Moonshine is filled, corked, labeled, and packed by hand by our Production team, who check each bottle and batch for quality assurance. Since Belle Isle is made in small batches, you can find the batch number handwritten in the bottom right corner of each bottle.
Distilled from good times and 100% organic corn.