Angel’s Envy Celebrates Valentine’s Day
The good news is that Kentucky-based Angel’s Envy distillery collaborated with women-led florists East Olivia to offer a limited-edition Valentine’s Day Floral Gift Set for a mere $55. The bad news is that offer was only good through February 4 – not 14 – 2025. But that should not stop innovative people from creating their own Angel’s Envy-inspired Valentine’s Day floral gift sets [though it might cost more than $55].
Here is what you would have received in the original Angel’s Envy/East Olivia offer:
* An East Olivia hand-crafted greeting card that doubled as a floral garnish for the Angel’s Envy-based Valentine’s Day cocktail – Amore Manhattan [see below].
* A 750ml bottle of Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels – naturally – but also accompanied by a custom-fit ruby red gift bag.
* A recipe card for the Amore Manhattan Valentine’s Day cocktail and instructions for how best to use your bouquet to garnish the cocktail for Valentine’s Day.
How to DIY it today/tonight:
* Purchase an appropriate greeting card – you can determine the level of appropriate-ness.
* Go to your local florist [they might be busy today, so go early] and purchase an array of flowers [edible flowers could be considered as an pairing option with the Angel’s Envy].
* Purchase a bottle of Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Port Wine Barrels from your favorite local liquor-selling establishment. [If you want to put it into a custom-fit ruby red gift bag, you may have three options – ask the proprietor of your favorite local liquor-selling establishment if they might happen to have any suitable ruby red bags amongst their collection of liquor-holding bags, go to your favorite local crafts establishment and purchase a suitable ruby red gift bag facsimile or make one yourself [if you are talented enough to do so…..this third option may get you extra Valentine’s Day points with the object of your affections].
Proceed to assemble all of the above items into one impressive Angel’s Envy Valentine’s Day Floral Gift Set then – and this is the crucial part – prepare the Valentine’s Day Cocktail with the Angel’s Envy.
Amore Manhattan Cocktail Recipe
2 oz Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Finished in Port Wine Barrels
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
2 – 3 Dashes Cocoa Angostura bitters to taste
Combine all in a mixing glass, add ice, then stir to chill and dilute. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with raspberries [and edible flowers, if you chose to go that route].
