Tax Day is coming up on April 15, 2025 and just the mention of it can induce a wave of stress. Numbers swirling, forms multiplying, and the ever-looming question: will you owe money or get a refund? But fear not, fellow taxpayer! After a long day of financial wrangling, a cocktail will help ease the stress. You can embrace your feelings of dread with our Black Death Cocktail. Or, you can toast your prospects for a refund with a Classic French 75. Either way, we hope a lovely beverage brings you a little bit of relief on this complicated day.
7 Cocktails for Tax Day
Lemon Basil Martini
For those who enjoy a bit of herbal sunshine to combat math-induced dullness, the Lemon Basil Martini offers a sophisticated cocktail for your senses. The clean flavors of lemon and basil complement the vodka beautifully, making it an optimistic and satisfying end-of-tax-day drink.
Banana Walnut Old Fashioned Cocktail
A little bit of comfort goes a long way when you’re stressed out by a maelstrom of numbers. The Banana Walnut Old Fashioned is a unique twist on the classic old fashioned, adding in the flavor of comforting banana bread. Banana liqueur and nutty walnut bitters add unexpected depth to the familiar flavor of whiskey.
Painkiller Cocktail
Feeling the tax-day pain? The PainKiller Cocktail, a tropical blend of rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, cream of coconut, and nutmeg, might be the perfect stress reliever or “painkiller”. It’s a bright way to unwind after a day of dealing with endless forms and complicated instructions.
Punch Drunk Negroni
This drink is for when you want something that’s strong and… effective. Our Punch Drunk Negroni uses a fruity simple syrup and a bit of brut champagne combined with traditional negroni ingredients. It’s all too easy to drink so be careful or you might end up with a different kind of non-tax related headache the next day.
The Margin of Error
While we originally created this cocktail for the 2024 election, when suddenly everyone’s mind was on tiny numerical values and percentage points, Tax Day is one other time of year when margins of error start to seem very important. Maybe your Schedule C business expenses were, shall we say, rounded up by a margin. We won’t tell. Pour this one out to celebrate finishing your forms!
Espresso Whiskey Martini
Taxes can be exhausting, especially when you have a full day ahead of you. Get a little energy boost with your stress-relieving cocktail thanks to our Espresso Whiskey Martini. We innovated the usual espresso martini to include whiskey and Frangelico for a sweet, warm sip.
Classic French 75
When your forms are complete and you see that big refund hit the screen, celebrate and pop some bubbly with a Classic French 75. This timeless blend of gin, lemon juice, champagne, and simple syrup is as elegant as it is refreshing.
Story by Kylie Thomas
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