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.
This riff on an Old-Fashioned honors Star Wars and Han Solo by incorporating as many spice-based cocktail ingredients as possible. Mix one up to celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4, and May the Fourth be with you!
TIME (ACTIVE) | 5 M
TOTAL | 5 M
1 SERVING
| 1 drink
PRINT RECIPE
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
COCKTAIL SHAKER OR MIXING GLASS
STRAINER
JIGGER
LONG-HANDLED BAR SPOON
COCKTAIL PICK (OPTIONAL)
The most well known brand of allspice dram is St. Elizabeth's, but you can also make your own with a few ingredients. You can find recipes by Googling it.
Domain de Canton is a high-end brand of ginger liqueur, but it can be a little pricey. Stirrings makes a good alternative that costs less.
