Not Just For Blondes
You might call it the female version of Mike’s Hard Lemonade, or you might just call it really tasty. It’s an adult beverage, Dirty Blonde Cocktails, billed as the first line of premium bottled “champagne” drinks. The single-serve bottles all contain sparkling wine infused with chick-friendly flavors with tempting names like Peach Passion Bellini, Sparkling Mojito, Citrus Mimosa and Raspberry Flirtini. Founder Kristen Raskopf, a former sports and entertainment attorney, is traveling the country getting her product into restaurants, bars and a liquor store near you. She came up with the idea while looking for an alternative to margaritas and Cosmopolitans—without the waste of opening a whole bottle of champagne and having the bubbles go flat if not drunk in one sitting. She says the name emerged as a cheeky way to describe the playful spirit of the beverage. A 4-pack retails for $13.99 at BevMo and other retailers. Cheers!
