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From October 2022, when the album “Midnights” was released, through August 2023, when the last performance of the Eras Tour will take place in the US, it is officially Taylor Swift season. Swifties take a lot of inspiration from Taylor’s new concerts and recent public appearances, as they study the photos and videos to come up with TS-inspired outfits, beauty looks, and food and drink. Or more specifically, cocktails.
Boston’s Liberty Hotel recently launched an entire menu of Eras-influenced cocktails and snacks, and a POPSUGAR editor was able to try them out. They’re on the hotel’s Liberty Bar menu through May. But we have the recipes for the potions, so you can replicate them whenever you want.
While some of these cocktails contain ingredients you may not have on hand (unless you have a cotton candy machine), most of them are quite easy to make. And they are definitely worth mixing, as they are both delicious and fantastic ways to tap into the Eras energy we are currently enjoying.
Ahead, the recipes for six Taylor Swift-inspired cocktails, along with a mini review of each. (You can also check out our editor’s full review on TikTok, or check it out below.) Pick your favorite and enjoy it while enjoying an album from your favorite TS era — or, if you’re one of the lucky few, before you to an Eras concert.
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The Eras Tour makes its way to Gillette Stadium at the end of May, so the Swifties at Boston’s The Liberty Hotel decided to have fun with a limited edition menu. Custom cocktails and fresh names (Taylor’s Version) for some of their best bites can be ordered throughout May. @Taylor Swift #ErasTour #TaylorSwift #CocktailRecipes #Boston #GilletteStadium #Swifties @The Liberty Hotel #TaylorsVersion
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Champagne problems
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Our editor’s review: “I admit I love champagne. This tastes… like champagne, with a kind of candy vibe. That might seem obvious. It tastes the same as it looks, which is lovely.”
Ingredients:
1 ounce gin (preferably Bombay Sapphire)
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce of simple syrup
Prosecco or champagne
Candy floss (optional)
Instructions:
In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup and shake. Pour into a champagne glass and top up with prosecco or champagne. If you have it, add a piece of cotton candy to the top of the glass.
1/6
Red scarf
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Our editor’s review: “Oh that’s good. You definitely get a big hit of citrus when you bring it up for a sip, which is nice. I like a citrus fruit. It’s very refreshing. Almost like a blackberry lemonade. . . with vodka.”
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces vodka (Tito’s preferred)
1/2 ounce Cointreau
3/4 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce blackberry thyme puree (to make, mix about 15 blackberries with the leaves of a few sprigs of thyme and push the mixture through a fine sieve)
2 dashes of cocktail bitters (preferably Angostura)
Sparkling rosé
Instructions:
In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, blackberry thyme puree and bitters and shake. Pour into a rocks glass over ice. Top with sparkling rose.
2 / 6
Speak now or forever be silent
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Our editor’s review: “If you don’t eat your watermelon with tagine, you’re missing out. If you like a spicy margarita? Delicious. It sure is spicy. It’s really tasty, though. I can definitely still taste the watermelon, even through the spices. – it is a really good watermelon margarita.And if you like it spicy?
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces tequila (preferably Corralejo Reposado; The Liberty Hotel infuses theirs with jalapeño for extra kick)
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
3/4 ounce lime juice
1 ounce watermelon puree
1/4 ounce agave
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake, then pour into a rocks glass with ice. Optional: garnish with a piece of watermelon dipped in Tajín.
3 / 6
Welcome to New York
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Our editor’s review: “That’s definitely a strong, bold drink. It’s a very, very good Manhattan – which is perfect for Welcome to New York. That cherry will be a very delicious reward at the bottom of your glass.”
2 dashes of cocktail bitters (preferably Angostura)
Maraschino cherries (preferably Luxardo)
Instructions:
In a cocktail shaker, combine the bourbon, sweet vermouth, and bitters and shake, then pour into a coupe and top with a Maraschino cherry.
4 / 6
Tears on my guitar
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Our editor’s review: “Oh, that’s good. Real holiday vibes. I think this one would definitely get me ready for summer, it’s really nice. It’s very berry flavoured. Very sweet, very fruity. I really like that.”
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces rum (preferably Bacardi Superior)
1/2 ounce blue Curacao (preferably Giffard)
1/2 ounce Orgeat syrup
1 ounce lime juice
1/4 ounce of simple syrup
1 dash of cocktail bitters (preferably Angostura)
Sprig of mint (optional)
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake. Pour into a rocks glass over ice. Finish with some more blue Curaçao. Add a sprig of mint as a garnish and serve.
5 / 6
London boy
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Our editor’s review: “Full disclosure, I don’t like gin. But I like that! Smells like Christmas, tastes like… almost grapefruit? But it’s really, really good. That’s a gin drink I’d drink, and that I don’t drink gin.”
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounce gin (preferably Sipsmith)
3/4 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce Giffard Apricot du Roussilon
1/2 ounce rosemary syrup
1 dash of cocktail bitters (preferably Angostura)
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake. Pour into a rocks glass with ice and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
6 / 6
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