Grammys-inspired cocktails to celebrate your favorite nominees

Inspired by Lana Del Rey’s sprawling 9th studio album, Did You Know There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, ‘Let the Light In’ is a celebratory serve for the artist’s (hopeful) first Grammy win. The cocktail is a classic that mixes tangy lemon and bubbles for an ultimately sweet resolve - much like Del Rey’s recent body of work.

Let the Light In

• 35 ml Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru
• 75 ml Martini & Rossi Prosecco
• 15 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 ½ tsp white sugar
• Garnish – lemon peel twist

Method: Add fresh lemon and sugar to a shaker and stir to dissolve. Add Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru and fill with cubed ice. Shake well and then strain into your champagne flute. Top with chilled Brut Champagne. Stir slowly and garnish with a lemon peel twist

Inspired by SZA’s S.O.S. album, the Guaranteed Good Days is a cocktail featuring citrusy brightness to uplift your spirits and undertones of sweetness to remind you that, despite wanting to kill your ex, there are always good days ahead.

Guaranteed Good Days

• 1½ oz Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
• 1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• ½ oz Martini Riserva (aperol)
• ½ oz Simple Syrup
• 1 dash of Orange Bitters

Method: Chill a glass with ice. Add all ingredients to a shaker. Shake until chilled and fine strain over ice. Garnish with an orange peel.

The ‘Not Strong Enough’ celebrates the breakout album of indie female supergroup, Boygenius. Similar to how Boygenius is made up of three extremely-talented singer-songwriters, Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, the ‘Not Strong Enough’ is comprised of just three ingredients - Dewar’s Scotch Whisky, lemonade, and soda water.

Not Strong Enough

• 1 ½ oz Dewar’s 12 Year Old
• 2 oz Lemonade
• 3 oz Club Soda

Method: Combine Dewar’s 12 Year Old and Lemonade in a highball glass over ice. Top with chilled Club Soda and stir. Garnish with a Lemon Wedge.

Transport yourself to the midnight realm, where emotions run deep and the cityscape is painted in shades of maroon, with just one sip of Taylor’s Maroon Manhattan—inspired by Time’s Person of the Year, Taylor Swift’s re-recording of the iconic Midnights album.

Taylor’s Maroon Manhattan

• 3 oz Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
• 1 oz Ruby Port
• ½ oz Apricot Brandy
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Method: Add all ingredients to a chilled mixing glass. Stir all the ingredients over ice until chilled. Toss ice and strain into coupe glass.

The ‘Vampire’ is a bubbly serve inspired by Olivia Rodrigo’s album, Guts. Sure to have you sinking your teeth in, this cocktail is the perfect hue of red and takes you through all the emotions with its earthy, berry, citrusy profile.

Vampire

• 25ml Bombay Bramble
• 75ml Fever-Tree Soda Water – chilled & freshly opened
• 75ml Fever-Tree Tonic Water – chilled & freshly opened
• 1 lemon peel twist

Method: Fill a highball glass full of cubed ice. Measure & pour in the Bombay Bramble - remember only a single 25ml. Carefully top up with equal parts of soda & tonic water then fold/ stir to combine. Finally, garnish by gently spritzing a lemon peel twist over the drink then place in.

‘Flowers,’ a refreshing cocktail inspired by Miley Cyrus’ album ’Endless Summer Vacation,‘ is named after the hit song, embodying the album’s carefree vibe. With a golden hue and floral twist, this drink is your ticket to a sun-soaked paradise and the spirit of a never-ending summer.

Flowers

• 1.5 oz. Dewar’s 12 Year Old
• .5 oz. Apricot Liqueur
• .5 oz. Simple Syrup
• .75 Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice
• 4 Dashes: Fee Brother Fee Foam

Method: Shake all ingredients with ice. Dry shake ingredients to foam pour into coupe glass. Garnish with lightly torch rosemary sprig across top.

Inspired by Janelle Monáe’s The Age of Pleasure, the Haute is a sensuous, hedonistic cocktail that mirrors the feelings of Monáe’s recent album. The Haute is a riff on the Rob Roy, making it a classic that knows how to have fun.

Haute

• 2 oz. Dewar’s 12 Year Old
• .75 oz. Martini & Rossi Rosso
• 3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Method: Add the scotch, sweet vermouth and bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora or cocktail glass. Garnish with cherries or lemon peel.

In this imaginative album, Batiste takes on the role of the cosmic griot DJ Billy Bob Bo Bob, exploring the diverse landscapes of global music through a radio transmission to the entire universe. The Calling Your Name is the perfect cocktail to sip while going on your own exploration of music.

Calling Your Name

• 2 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin
• 4 oz of Fever Tree Tonic Water Fresh Lime

Method: Fill your balloon glass to the rim with large cubed ice, pour over Bombay Sapphire, squeeze fresh lime into the drink, and drop it into the glass, top with premium tonic water, stir, and enjoy.