'Drink 4 Ta-tas' in October at Blend Lounge

Each week "Cheers, Westchase!" helps you kick off your weekend, highlighting either a beer, cocktail or wine you can find right here in the neighborhood.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and to honor the cause, Blend Lounge is featuring a vibrant, pink-inspired cocktail called "Drink 4 Tatas." Ten percent of all sales of the drink during October will go to the  Breast Cancer Foundation. Drink 4 Ta-tas is a blend of Chambord Vodka, Zonin Rose Champagne & Lemonade, topped off with fresh raspberries. Zonin Rose is a lightly-colored sparkling rose with a delicate perlage. (Perlage is a  term meaning "steady streams of small to tiny bubbles.) See, maybe you learned somehting new today! It is well-blended, soft on the palate and smooth with floral notes and a hint of almond. Chambord Vodka: The makers of the world-renowned black raspberry liqueur recently introduced a new taste …

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Black and Blue Martini at Blend Lounge

Each week "Cheers, Westchase!" helps you kick off your weekend, highlighting either a beer, cocktail or wine you can find right here in the neighborhood.

This week, we said enough with the wine -- and headed to Blend Lounge for a brightly-colored cocktail that will help get you through the mid-week monotony. Enter the Black and Blue Martini. In the mix? Grey Goose L'Orange vodka, made from freshly picked oranges. Essential orange oils from the fresh fruit are mixed with wheat spirit and distilled to achieve the signature vibrant citrus flavor. Add some Chambord Liquer, Blue Curacao, equal parts sour mix and cranberry juice and you've got yourself one delicious beverage.  Tart, sweet and garnished with a sugar rim, this is a must-try martini and perfect for a ladies' night out. When choosing the perfect food pairing for this cocktail, the sky's the limit -- because when you're hanging at …

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