Are you into the cocktail culture? How about saving our bees and butterflies? They are pollinators that we need in order to harvest many fruits and vegetables. You can enjoy cocktails and help to save the bees, and other pollinators, by purchasing the Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee cocktail kit made by local Wayward Distillery together with Pollinator Partnership Canada and The Bar Cart. Details are in the press release below.
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JUNE 13, 2022 – COURTENAY, BC – Vancouver Island-based craft distillers Wayward Distillery has partnered with Pollinator Partnership Canada and The Bar Cart to create a limited-edition cocktail kit that gives back to bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
Labeled Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee, this dual cocktail kit features Wayward Distillery’s popular Raspberry Gin Liqueur (25% ABV). Inspired by pollinators, The Bar Cart’s principal, Chris Chuy, wanted to showcase that pollinators weren’t just limited to bees – but butterflies and others as well, something that Wayward Distillery’s original distiller and CEO, Dave Brimacombe knows all too well.
“There’s a big focus on bees, but not enough talk about the other pollinators that make our food supply possible,” says Brimacombe. “We were the first distillery in Canada to use 100 per cent sustainable BC honey to produce our spirits, and we’re super stoked that we’ve been able to maintain our relationship with honey, even as we add additional fermentable such as grain to our portfolio. We’re 100% committed to saving pollinators, and that’s what makes this kit super exciting.”
The cocktail kit showcases two complementary and unique cocktails, Float Like a Butterfly and Sting like a Bee. Inspired by the classic Clover Club, Float like a Butterfly features Raspberry Gin, agave syrup, lemon juice, vegan foamer and is garnished with a blue butterfly pea flower rim. The other cocktail, Sting like a Bee is brighter and sharper, featuring Raspberry Gin, lime, grapefruit bitters, and honey & orange blossom syrup. Either way, we think both are a perfect way to kick off the summer.
This limited-edition cocktail kit makes a total of 8 cocktails (four of each type) and launches on The Bar Cart’s website on June 13 and is priced at $85. $13 from each kit will be donated directly to Pollinator Partnership Canada.
For more information about Wayward Distillery, please visit www.waywarddistillery.com
For more information about The Bar Cart, please visit www.barcart.ca.
About Wayward Distillery
Situated in the fertile Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, Wayward Distillery crafts each spirit on a base of sustainable honey, supporting local agriculture while achieving an unparalleled silky-sweet flavour. Home to a tasting bar and demonstration hives, visitors can see firsthand how the team ferments and distills their spirits on-site from a base of sustainable honey, and local grains. Crowd favourites include Krupnik, an intoxicating toasted honey liqueur spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, raw vanilla and citrus peel; Drunken Hive Rum, an “aged rum for whisky drinkers” made from caramelized BC honey and aged in bourbon casks; and Depth Charge, an espresso and cacao bean vodka infusion incorporating fairtrade coffee and organic cacao nibs. Learn more at www.waywarddistillery.com.
About The Bar Cart and Lavish Liquid
The Bar Cart is Vancouver’s best way to enjoy premium craft cocktails from the comfort of your home. Our curated cocktail kits feature some of our most popular signature creations as well as classics that everyone loves.
The Bar Cart is a division of Lavish Liquid, Vancouver’s largest and longest-running event bar company. Since 2009, Lavish Liquid has elevated the special event bar experience for all types of events, including private parties, weddings, corporate events, charity events, and festivals. From 10 people to 10,000 people, Lavish Liquid can help.
