Finding My Passion {Cocktail Ideas Using Rémy Martin}

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There is nothing without passion, nothing. Without the desire to see a thing through to the end, there exists only darkness and cold. – D. Durand Worthey

Finding My Passion {Cocktail Ideas Using Rémy Martin}

Life and living are all about passion. Passion is the impetus, the sustaining force, and the drive. Inspiration and creatively are facets of passion and the direct result of putting forth something into the world of your own making. I am passionate about music. Music is the force that fuels my daily life. As a kid, I remember being captivated by songs like Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, or Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together, Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven. Of course, there are countless more, but I have clear memories of the songs that first moved me to feel something unexplainable, and a strong pull to feel and experience it again and again. I was never keyed into one kind of music and in my teen years I remember my mom saying to me, “You will listen to anything won’t you?” And she was right because my musical taste wasn’t dictated by my race, or what was popular or cool. The only condition was whether or not the music moved me or made me feel something that I was willing to feel over and over again. There is an old quote which says, “You never step into the same river twice.” And music for me it is much the same way, because every time you hear the same song, it teaches, illuminates or makes you feel something new.

Somewhere along the way I wanted to become a DJ. I didn’t play a musical instrument, but I loved music just the same. For me, it was about sharing the music I loved with others. And although I never officially became a disc jockey, I did create a blog. The Earology Dept became my DJ experience in long form. For the past six years, I have been sharing the music I love with the world, and it has been an incredible journey. The feedback from my followers, and the occasional band and artists, has been unforgettable. Recent favorites I have shared: Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool, and Moderat’s III are both incredible musical experiences worth sharing.

Just over a year ago, I stopped punching the corporate clock and joined my lovely and incredible wife in the world of blogging. We both do this 24/7. And in this capacity I get to dabble in a few new passions, cooking and creating cocktails. The food I have been creating for years, but the cocktail creation and development is a newly discovered interest. Finding new flavors, pairing, and presenting cocktails in a visually appealing way, is something I have discovered that I love doing. And so, courtesy of Rémy Martin, I have created two cocktails which display my love for the new and beautiful. Every time I am in the kitchen, or The Lab, as I like to call it, there is music playing, and so these cocktail creations were born whilst taking in the cool, lush sounds of the Hundred Waters’ phenomenal release The Moon Rang Like A Bell. Cheers!

What is your passion? I am asking you to stop procrastinating and grab the bull by the horns and pursue your dreams. And the sooner you start, the sooner you’ll get there. Don’t forget to enter the Rémy Martin Sweepstakes and never settle for less than what you really want.

Mr. DJ’s Love Song

Ingredients:

•   1 ounce Rémy Martin
•   0.5 ounce Tuaca Vanilla Citrus Liqueur
•   3 ounces Hibiscus Soda
•   Crushed Ice
•   Purple Flower

Directions:

1.    In a cocktail shaker add Rémy Martin, vanilla liqueur, hibiscus soda, and crushed ice.
2.   Stir cocktail with a cocktail shaker.
3.   Strain into a standard rocks glass filled with fresh crushed ice.
4.   Garnish with a fresh purple flower.
5.   Serve.

Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive

D’s Citrus Note

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce Rémy Martin 1738
• 1.5 ounce Pineapple Coconut Juice
• 3 ounces Ginger Beer
• Garnish with a fresh sprig of mint and small white flowers
• Crushed Ice

Directions:

1. In a cocktail shaker add Rémy Martin 1738, pineapple coconut juice, ginger beer, and crushed ice.
2. Stir gently for 20 seconds.
3. Strain into a mojito style glass filled with fresh crushed ice.
4. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and small white flowers.
5. Serve.

Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive

I’ve shared my passion with you, now how about you share your passion with me below! Drop me a line and let me know what you’re passionate about these days. And be sure to enter the Rémy Martin Sweepstakes. I would love to win a mentor a year to help me take my passion(s) to the next level!

Want a chance to pursue you passion? Right now you can enter a chance to receive a mentor for a whole year to help you live out your passion with the Rémy Martin Sweepstakes. Check out the details below:

To enter the Sweepstakes, the Entrant must log in to his/her Twitter account and (i) follow @RemyRefined (if he/she does not already), and (ii) Tweet an image of Entrant showing their life passion and including the hashtags #RemyRefined and either #ChicagoSweepstakes, #DetroitSweepstakes, or #StLouisSweepstakes, depending on Entrant’s state of residence.

•  Grand Prize (1): The grand prize winner will receive a mentor for one (1) year to help winner live out his/her passion and a check for $5,000 (“Grand Prize”).
•  First Prize (15 [five (5) per location]): Each first prize winner will receive two (2) tickets to a Jhené Aiko concert on either August 12, 2016 for Michigan winners, August 16, 2016 for Illinois winners, or August 17, 2016 for Missouri winners, a meet and greet with Jhené Aiko, and a Rémy Martin gift bag (“First Prize”).
•  Second Prize (30 [ten (10) per location]): Each second prize winner will receive two (2) tickets to a Jhené Aiko concert on either August 12, 2016, for Michigan winners, August 16, 2016, for Illinois winners, or August 17, 2016for Missouri winners (“Second Prize’).
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