May and June drinks and events from Paula's Texas Spirits

Paula's Texas Spirits is the maker of
Paula's Texas Orange and
Paula's Texas Lemon,
premium liqueurs handmade
in Austin, Texas.
Both products are available in
fine liquor stores and
discriminating drinking
establishments throughout Texas.

May Drink of the Month

AUSTIN MOONSHINE

Compliments of Andrew Perez,
Moonshine Grill, Austin

This drink is too smooth to qualify as moonshine, but if you're not careful, it could make you crazy like moonshine....

1.5 oz. Treaty Oak Rum
1 oz. Paula's Texas Lemon
2 lemon wedges
4 large mint leaves
Fresh lemonade
POM pomegranate juice
Grapefruit juice (optional)

Muddle* lemon wedges, mint, Treaty Oak rum, and Paula's Texas Lemon in a tall glass. Fill glass with ice. Add a generous splash of POM and optional dash of grapefruit juice. Top off with lemonade. Garnish with a mint sprig.

* What is muddling? Simply mashing, or crushing, the fruit and herbs with a pestle or wooden spoon to release the flavors.

LONGHORN GINEOUS

Here's one to toast your "genius" of a graduate.

3 oz. gin
1 oz. Paula's Texas Orange
Splash of Extra Dry Martini & Rossi vermouth

Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a martini glass.

Thanks to Jari Palvola, a Finnish transplant who knows his liquor!

APPLES 'N' ORANGES FIZZ

This is a GREAT drink for parties. It is light and refreshing and goes a long way. Make up a big pitcher for guests to serve themselves.

2 parts Paula's Texas Orange
2 parts club soda
1 part apple juice
1 part fresh-squeezed lemon juice

Mix ingredients and serve over ice in a tall glass.

Party Pitcher

Don't forget Paula's Texas Orange and Paula's Texas Lemon make a great gift or hostess gift! Look for our two-pack gift set at selected liquor stores around town.

Austin Moonshine

May and June: Party Central

May and June offer opportunities for parties galore:

Mother's Day
Graduations
Memorial Day
Weddings
Summer solstice

Don't serve the same old tired wine and beer. Impress your friends with Paula's Texas Spirits cocktails. Our liqueurs go great with just about any other spirit, or they pack enough of a punch to stand on their own in lighter-style drinks.

For party cocktail ideas and recipes, visit our website.

Party tips from Paula

Plan on a couple of cocktails. Pair a stout cocktail like Paula's Margarita with a lighter alternative like Paula's Punch, or Paula's Lemonade with Apples 'n' Oranges Fizz.
Mix up all ingredients except club soda ahead of time. Add club soda at the last minute so drinks don't go flat.
Buy lime and lemon juice already squeezed at Central Market or look for Goodflow. Have fresh citrus on hand for garnish.
Serve cocktails in pretty pitchers for self-service and put out signs so guests know what they are drinking.
Keep ice handy in an insulated plexiglas tub for self-service by the glass. Keep ice in pitchers to a minimum so as not to water down drinks.
For champagne or Prosecco drinks, make sure ingredients stay very cold throughout the party. Put them in the freezer for a while just before the party starts.
Make sure you have plenty on hand because your guests will love your yummy drinks! Figure a minimum of 2 4-ounce drinks per guest. A bottle of Paula's is about 25 ounces.
Have a pitcher of water available, too, and make sure drivers drink responsibly.

Paula's Texas Spirits is proud to be a sponsor of Equality Texas' Pride Texas events in May and June

Join us at Antone's May 14 for a benefit for Stephen Moser
with Ray Benson and more!

Paula's Texas Spirits sponsors the Build the HYP Gala for Habitat Young Professionals at the Long Center May 24

Austin Museum of Art's Art Ball features
Paula's Texas Spirits cocktails June 6 at the Long Center

Look for our next newsletter in time for Fourth of July

Paula's Texas Orange 40% alc. by volume. Paula's Texas Lemon 30% alc. by volume.
Bottled by Texacello LLC, Austin, TX.

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