Risa Weaver-Enion is a professional photographer based in Sacramento, California. Through her company
Risa James Photography, she specializes in food and beverage photography, specifically cocktails. She works with small distilleries, wineries, and purveyors of cocktail accessories to create beautiful imagery for them to use in their marketing efforts. Her book,
Cocktails for Everyday Drinking, was published in 2022 and is available at all online booksellers.
When she’s not photographing cocktails, Risa and her husband love to travel, both within the United States and internationally. Many of their trips have been wine-focused, but they’ve visited their fair share of distilleries around the world as well.
Anyone who wants to reach out to Risa to ask questions about photography, cocktails, or anything else, can find her on Instagram
@risajamesphotography, on the web at
risajamesphoto.com, or over email at risajamesphoto [at] gmail.com. She’s always happy to answer questions and give advice.
The Pumpkin Spice Irish Coffee: It’s everything you love about the original Irish Coffee, but with delightful fall baking spices. This recipe doubles down on the pumpkin pie spices, using them to make a flavorful syrup and also sprinkling them on top of a generous pillow of whipped cream.
TIME (ACTIVE) | 30 M
TIME (INACTIVE) | 4 H
TOTAL | 4 H 30 M
1 SERVING
| *syrup for 4-6 drinks
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
FUNNEL
COFFEE FILTER
GLASS JAR WITH LID
JIGGER
The syrup is also good mixed with regular coffee or hot chocolate, drizzled over ice cream or yogurt, or used in place of simple syrup in cold cocktails.
