Sips & Synopsis - This Weeks Makings

• Revolutionary Spirit

• Trivia Question

• Drink of the Week - Lavender French 75

• Mocktail Moment: Sparkling Lavender Lemonade

• Host a Mid-July French Soirée

🗽 What's in Your Glass This Week...

We’re riding high off the 4th of July glow—and keeping the celebration going with a nod to one of America’s oldest BFFs: France.

You might’ve lit a sparkler last week, but did you know the French gifted us the Statue of Liberty as a cheers to freedom? That same revolutionary spirit flows through Bastille Day (July 14), France’s own independence celebration.

So this week, we’re clinking glasses to liberté, égalité, and rosé - with French-inspired cocktails, summery sips, and a few elegant upgrades for your next picnic or backyard soirée.

✔️ 3 très chic cocktails to keep the vibe festive
✔️ 1 sparkling mocktail with French flair
✔️ Host-your-own Bastille-meets-Freedom-Day garden party guide
✔️ A few Amazon finds for sipping in style
✔️ Trivia and a quote to tie it all together

Because whether it’s July 4th or July 14th, we all deserve a little liberty in a coupe glass. 🥂🇺🇸🇫🇷

Trivia Question❓

Bastille Day celebrates the storming of the Bastille in what year, marking a key event in the French Revolution?

Answer at the bottom of the newsletter

🍸 Drink of the Week: Lavender Champagne French 75

Light, bubbly, and impossibly elegant.

Why it works: The floral lavender softens the zing, while the champagne delivers effervescent optimism - perfect for celebrating freedom in style.

🍇 Additional French-Inspired Sips

1. Rosé-Grenade Spritzer

• 2 oz rosé

• 0.5 oz pomegranate juice

• Top with soda

• Garnish: lemon wheel + pomegranate seeds
  A vibrant, refreshing nod to French summer evenings.

2. Classic French Mojito (Menthe à l’Eau)

• 1.5 oz Cognac

• 0.75 oz simple syrup

• Juice of ½ lime

• 6 mint leaves

• Top with soda water

• Garnish: mint sprig

Light, herbaceous, and unexpectedly refined.

🥂 Mocktail Moment: Sparkling Lavender Lemonade

A floral, bubbly refresher—no booze needed.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz lavender syrup

• 1 oz fresh lemon juice

• Top with sparkling water

• Garnish: lemon wheel + lavender

Directions:

1. Stir lavender syrup and lemon juice in a glass with ice.

2. Top with sparkling water and garnish.

Host a Mid-July French Soirée

1. Serve in chic glassware
   Try these stainless steel coupe glasses - they’re classy, festive, and super tough.

2. Elevate presentation
   Use this wine tote bag to easily transport drinks to your picnic or rooftop. Added bonus? We love the stripes!

3. Set the scene
   Add solar twinkling fairy lights, a French jazz playlist, and a spritz station (lavender syrup + bubbly).

Bring the romance of a Paris terrace to your weekend with style and ease.