Don’t fear what lies beneath.
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.
SCORPIO
The Scorpion // october 23 - november 22
“Wassup, Scorpios? Alright, let’s get into it. Your sign rules the eighth house, meaning death, transformation, and rebirth come naturally to you. So spooky, lol. You can see this shift has already begun - the days are getting darker and the nights have become longer. This transformation will continue to manifest in a few different ways. We kick things off with the New Moon in Scorpio, making it the perfect time to focus on self-discipline. Spend the next couple of weeks identifying what makes you feel out of control, like addictions or debt, and work to free yourself from these burdens. Then dig even deeper and explore what has been missing in your life that leads you to these self-destructive behaviors. It’s time to grow up and let go of past trauma, you big baby.
Here’s something that’s not so sexy this season - Mercury Retrograde begins on Halloween, creating a very rare interaction with the blazing sun and your very sensitive, hidden nature. As important information begins to surface during this period, it will be clouded by some initial confusion. I would avoid making any radical decisions during this time. Wait until you’ve gotten the clarity you deserve, even if it means others will become impatient. With Venus entering Sagittarius at the beginning of November, we’re back on track for some fun, sexy vibes. Romantic energy shifts from intense to playful here and you’d do well to embrace this lighthearted change. Plan a getaway somewhere cute. Tell a friend you love them, but don’t be all weird about it. Hold a baby goat for the first time. You know what to do. Happy birthday, sweet angel.”
Brandon Day is the Director of Marketing at Belle Isle Moonshine. He has no actual astrology credentials, but he checks his Co-Star religiously.
Ice Queen
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz. Belle Isle Black Label
1 ½ oz. sweet vermouth
2 dashes Fernet Branca
lemon twist
Preparation:
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled, then strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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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.
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