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  • The Aperol Zest

    Aperol Zest with Aperol and Pavan FI

    The Aperol Zest is a delightful orange based cocktail, borrowing tones from Pavan and Aperol to use with gin. Add some lime juice to round it all out.

  • The Pink Hussy 75

    The Pink Hussy 75 FI

    This drink, the Pink Hussy 75, happened because I invited some friends over for a French 75 Roulette brunch. Basically we just mixed gin and juice and some liqueurs and topped it off with bubbly things. You can thank Andrea for coming up with this one, and it’s name (ahem). It’s sweet, but not too sweet. The grapefruit really cuts the Pavan, and you can always use less when you…

  • The Tempi Changes Gin Cocktail

    Tempi Changes Gin Cocktail FI

    I’m not super creative, so when I mixed up this horse-themed drink called the Piaffe, I needed another horse-related name – the Tempi Changes gin cocktail. This delightful gin cocktail can be a smidge sweet, but I’m sure you all know what to do about that. This recipe calls for Pavan – which is a lovely muscat grape-based liqueur, complete with some orange blossom goodness to boot. Let your taste…

  • The Piaffe Gin Cocktail

    Piaffe Gin Cocktail with Dehydrated Garnishes FI

    When I read my notes about this recipe, I wrote “OMG” and my husband and fellow taste tester said “too sweet”. The Piaffe gin cocktail is a fun way to blend gin, Pavan (!!), juice, and bubbles. If anyone is wondering what the heck a Piaffe is, it’s a fancy-dancy horse move that you can catch in the Olympics. I do love gin, I also love horses. Drinks like this…

  • The Best Heather

    The Best Heather FI

    I really think the Better Heather gin cocktail is good, and then I tried it with grapefruit to make the Best Heather. And all seems to have worked out. It’s the same framework, with a slightly different juice. This version of the gin Heather cocktail is a smidge tarter, as the grapefruit can make you pucker up a bit. But it’s not too tart, sort of just the right amount.…

  • The Violette Pavan Aviation

    Violette Pavan Aviation FI

    Why keep drinking the same Aviation over and over? Mix it up a bit and create a Violette Pavan Aviation! The premise is simple – replace one of the Aviation ingredients with a different liquor. Like we did with the Elderflower Aviation and the Pavan Aviation. This twist on an old classic nixes the maraschino, and in its place is Pavan – the loveliest of floral liqueurs. The violet liqueur…

  • The Pavan Aviation

    The Pavan Aviation

    There’s something about the Aviation cocktail – it’s balanced, so why not start to swap out some ingredients and create a Pavan Aviation? The Elderflower Aviation is one example, and this recipe calls for Pavan instead of the traditional Creme de Violette. This recipe lets the Pavan flavors shine through just a bit, although the usual purple color of the Aviation is gone. No worries – it’s so delicious it…

  • The Better Heather Gin Cocktail

    Better Heather Gin Cocktail FI

    Yes, the Better Heather Gin Cocktail is named after a person. A delightful friend, whose name is Heather. Heather is a fellow blogger, fellow horsewoman, and fellow gin aficionado. Which is why she absolutely deserves a drink of her own. And, as it turns out, this basic recipe is a great “formula” to mix and match different fruit juices and liqueurs. Heather has been a Pavan fan for a while,…

  • The Pavan Peacock

    Pavan Peacock FI

    Yes, the Pavan Peacock is a gin cocktail, but it’s much more about the Pavan than anything else. Pavan is a delicious French liqueur, made from Moscato grapes with some added orange blossom. It’s sweet, but not nearly as sweet as Moscato wine. And Pavan is just amazing with gin. You may find that you like it so much, you substitute it for Elderflower. You could even replace the maraschino…