This Whiskey Brand Wants to Prepare You for April’s Solar Eclipse with Glasses, Cocktail Recipes and More

TINCUP Whiskey, a Colorado brand, has you covered for the total solar eclipse on April 8. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

The Whiskey Wash reported on Thursday that Colorado-based TINCUP Whiskey unveiled a series of clever bundles and merchandise for the solar eclipse on April 8 including TINCUP Whiskey eclipse glasses, so bourbon fans can safely enjoy the spectacle in the sky wherever they are.

TINCUP shared that just 408 pairs are available of ISO-certified, “eclipse-safe” eyewear, so if you’re interested in picking up some eclipse glasses, act quickly and visit their website for more details.

The brand additionally unveiled a Totality Bundle, which featured whiskey and branded carabiner mugs for $78 from the website.

NASA reports that on April 8, the total solar eclipse will pass over North America including Mexico, the United States and Canada. The organization reports that the moon will pass between the sun and earth and obscure the face of the sun completely, rendering quite a few places in the United States in near or total darkness.

The Mirror US reports that school closures will take place in certain states that day due to safety concerns. The outlet reported that “hundreds of school districts between Maine and Texas” will be covered in “near-total darkness.”

The states that are considered to face the most impact of the eclipse include Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and small portions of Tennessee according to the Mirror.

If the idea of a cocktail during the solar eclipse sounds like a good plan, TINCUP released a recipe for a Total Eclipse Sour to make at home, which we’ve included below.

TINCUP Total Eclipse Sour Recipe, via the brand

Ingredients

• 2 Oz TINCUP 10 year old bourbon
• .75 oz lemon juice
• .75 oz honey
• 3 oz club soda
• edible glitter (optional)

Instructions

Shake TINCUP whiskey, lemon and honey. Strain. Add glitter (optional). Pour over ice and top with soda.

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