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What is the saying, when life hands you sugar cane, make rum, right?  Well, my guest today is making way more than white rum, aged rum, and rhum agricole down south in Gonzales, Louisiana, that’s for sure. 

On Lush Life today, sponsored by Louisiana Travel, I am thrilled to have Andrew Soltau. Co-Owner and COO, of Sugarfield Spirits to guide us through how he and his brother found their way to Gonzales Louisiana in the middle of a whole lot of sugar cane and started to produce their award-winning spirits.

Have you ever been to Louisiana? I love it for its Creole and Cajun culture, Mardi Gras and the beautiful city of New Orleans, but the Pelican State, offers so much more, including the amazing live music scene covering everything from Jazz to Swamp pop and Zydeco, a fascinating history combining diverse cultures, over 400 festivals a year and adventures including kayaking on the bayous and lakes, hiking in the many National and State Parks throughout the state or the newly launched Louisiana Civil Rights Trail.

Gonzales is midway between the state capital Baton Rouge and the crescent city, New Orleans.  It's also known as the Jambalaya capital of the world – so it's no surprise that there is a wealth of delicious food and drink to try here!

If you didn’t know already, it’s the home of the cocktail, gumbo, jambalaya, Tabasco hot sauce, King Cake, and beignets!  Louisiana offers a food and drink experience that is second to none.  Meet craft distillers, brewers, and mixologists who are working with local traditions and making a name for themselves on the Louisiana Culinary Trails or Louisiana Libations Trail.

Let the endless beauty of Louisiana feed your soul and inspire you. You can check out more by visiting www.louisianatravel.com.

Here’s one of our favorite cocktails made with Sugarfield Spirits Aged Rum - the Banana Daiquiri! 

Andrew says: “Classic Daiquiris are where it’s at. That being said, this is not a classic daiquiri.  It is a classic Banana Daiquiri, though.  We use real fruit because I hate fake Banana flavoring. I love real bananas, though.  This is light and refreshing, and it screams summertime.”

Sounds good to me!

INGREDIENTS

• 2oz.  Sugarfield Spirits Aged Rum
• ½ oz Coco Cream
• ½ Banana
• ½ oz Fresh Lime Juice
• ½ oz simple syrup

METHOD

• Add all ingredients to a blender
• Blend
• Drink!

You’ll find this recipe, more Louisiana cocktails, and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/sugarfield-spirits-with-andrew-soltau

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