Episode 18- The Origins of Flower Cocktail Hour

Teaser: The New Year is the Perfect time- to Raise a Glass and Toast the Future- What better way to do so- than with a Flower Cocktail… and that’s what RJ and I are talking about today… the Origins of Flower Cocktail Hour- how it came about… and why we decided to make Flower
Cocktails (and Mocktails) a permanent part of Our Life in Bloom… I’ll share some of my favorite recipes- and secret ingredients- that even include fresh flowers- Here’s a Flower Filled New Year- Cheers to Flower Cocktail Hour!

Links:

Chrysal Professional #3 - Order it at www.ChrysalFlowerFood.com - use discount code
uBloom10 - for a 10% discount on your order

Sound track for Life in Bloom CD- https://www.ubloom.com/store/p/cd-music-for-arranging-flowers-life-in-bloom-soundtrack
Includes Flower Cocktail Hour theme music- and others from “Life in Bloom”

Outer Space Santa on Lawrence Welk via Youtube
https://youtu.be/ugQ-LTT2RCc?si=24IAlBS-nA9uSrpl

Hibiscus Mojito (First Flower Cocktail Recipe)
https://www.ubloom.com/blog/2016/10/13/hibiscus-mojito-recipe?rq=Hibiscus%20Cocktail

Flower Elixirs
https://www.floralelixir.com/ or www.DrinkYourFlowers.com

Flower Elixir Creator- Nora Eggers on UBloom (Video)
https://watch.ubloom.com/videos/flower-cocktail-hour-with-floral-elixirs

Violets Smell is Amnesic
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/70npzc/til_violets_can_be_smelled_for_only_a_few_moments/

#flowercocktailhour - https://www.ubloom.com/search?q=%23flowercocktailhour

Flower Cocktail Hour - PDFs on uBloom
https://watch.ubloom.com/flower-cocktail-recipe

Edible Flower Garnishes
www.gourmetsweetbotanicals

Eyeball Plant- in the Gourmet Sweet Botanicals Website - Buzz Buttons®
https://gourmetsweetbotanicals.com/collections/edible-flowers/products/flower-buzz-buttons

J’s Taste Test Video on uBloom with Gourmet Sweet Botanicals
https://watch.ubloom.com/videos/edible-flowers-taste-test-with-j

Essential Bar Book- by Jenny Feidler -
https://www.bostongeneralstore.com/products/the-essential-bar-book?srsltid=AfmBOoqakMyKGemPiJL3ox_yj_UZzE4KJ8yZ1zAnwfS15Xp4ejOZ8mB-v0M

J’s Favorite Cocktails

Flowers Grave Cocktail
https://www.ubloom.com/blog/2023/04/14/flowers-grave-flowercocktailhour?rq=%23FlowerCocktailHour

Carnation Joe’s Manhattan
https://www.ubloom.com/blog/2019/04/23/carnation-joe-classic-manhattan-flowercocktailhour-2?rq=%23FlowerCocktailHour

Hawaiian Gibson Martini by Jenny Feidler
https://www.ubloom.com/blog/hawaiian-gibson-flowercocktailhour?rq=%23FlowerCocktailHour

The Verdant Lady Cocktail
https://www.ubloom.com/blog/2022/04/05/verdant-lady-flowercocktailhour?rq=%23FlowerCocktailHour