Cowboy Cure-All | An Easy Fall Cocktail Recipe

The Cowboy Cure-All is an easy fall cocktail recipe that’s bright, warm, and slightly sweet. This recipe was made in collaboration with Death Valley Nails, my favorite nail polish company.

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If you follow me on Instagram or if you’ve read my Desert Elixir post, you know how much I love Death Valley Nails. Death Valley Nails is a vegan, cruelty-free, and non-toxic nail polish and candle company based out of Fort Worth. Before I say anything more, I’ve gotta let you know that this post is NOT sponsored. I simply love & believe in this company.

I have several bottles of nail polish from DVN and I love them all. They are all 10-free and non-toxic. The colors are also completely unique because DVN sources their own pigments, unlike other companies that use the same pigment sources as one another. This nail polish lasts for dayysss. Even without a topcoat.

Death Valley Nails is most well-known for their nail polishes, but they also sell candles and body glitter.

Their candles are made out of 100% soy wax and come in a hand-poured concrete vessel that can be repurposed once the candle’s been used up. You can check out their custom blended fragrances here. I’ve yet to purchase one of these myself but now that fall has arrived, I can’t think of many things I’d rather do besides sip on my Cowboy Cure-All while a cedar + cardamom candle burns warmly next to me.

Death Valley Nails also makes biodegradable glitter paste. I love how ethical and responsible DVN is. All of their products are responsibly made from ethically-sourced ingredients, and everyone who has a hand in the creation of their products is paid well. You gotta love that.

Are you a DVN fan yet? Now you can see why I’d never need to be sponsored by them– I’ll be singing their praises until my voice gives out. And when that happens I guess I’ll make some posters.

When Death Valley Nails approached me about making a cocktail recipe to put on their fall postcards, I didn’t hesitate for a second. I had previously partnered with them in creating their summer postcard cocktail recipe (you can check out the recipe and the postcard design here) and it was a lot of fun working with both Jenn from DVN and Sara Beth Baca.

This time around, I got to work with Krista Perry. She really brought the vibes of both Death Valley Nails and the Cowboy Cure-All to life in her illustration. I mean… just check it out:

Isn’t it gorgeous? Super Texan, too. Perfect since Jenn, the founder of DVN , and I are both native Texans. If you order anything from Death Valley Nails in autumn, you’ll receive a postcard with this graphic on the back. It’s perfect for displaying on your fridge, sticking in your recipe card box, or mailing it off to a friend.

The idea behind all the recipes I make for DVN is that they’re accessible for most people and would hopefully be palatable to most people. Feel free to use your favorite type of whiskey for this recipe. I used 100% corn whiskey but this would be great with bourbon or rye, too. You can also add more of the rosemary sage simple syrup if you prefer your drinks on the sweeter side.

Jenn is the one who came up with the name “Cowboy Cure-All” for this cocktail recipe. You can see from the nail polish names that she’s pretty good at naming stuff. Maybe I should ask her to come up with all of Girl & Tonic’s cocktail names. 🤔

Ingredients for the Cowboy Cure-All

• 2 oz whiskey of choice (rye, corn, bourbon, etc)
• 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 oz rosemary sage simple syrup – click for the easy recipe
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 sage leaf
• 2 dashes orange bitters (optional)

How to Make a Cowboy Cure-All

Add lemon juice, sage, and rosemary to a cocktail shaker. Muddle gently with a muddler or wooden spoon. Add the whiskey, rosemary sage simple syrup, and ice to the cocktail shaker. Shake for 10-20 seconds. Strain into a lowball glass filled with a large ice cube. Garnish with additional sage & rosemary.