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.
TIME (ACTIVE) | 10 M
TIME (INACTIVE) | 45 M
TOTAL | 55 M
SERVINGS
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
SAUCEPAN
FUNNEL
CHEESECLOTH
GLASS BOTTLE
COCKTAIL SHAKER (OR MIXING GLASS)
JIGGER
BARSPOON
STRAINER
Y-PEELER (OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED)
Fee Brothers and Bittermens both make a commercially available mole bitters.
These particular rums were chosen for a reason. The Kōloa Kaua'i Gold Rum can be replaced with a different gold rum, but a white rum is not recommended because it won't have enough flavor. The Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum has a distinctive flavor from being distilled in a pot still. If you can't find Smith & Cross, you can replace it with a different Jamaica rum distilled in a pot still. Usually this information is on the label.