Rhode Island Spirits, makers of the award-winning Rhodium spirits line of gins, vodkas and liqueurs, said “goodbye to summer” for a second year from its Pawtucket distillery and tasting room on Sept. 22. The celebration featured tropical cocktails and the photo-op ready Mermaid Margaux Morisseau, who festively posed with guests. Colorful cocktails such as the Margarita Simpson, made with Rhodium Citron Vodka, lime juice, blue curaçao syrup and orange bitters; the Cocoa Beach, made with Rhodium Coffee & Black Walnut Vodka, coconut cream and chocolate bitters featuring a cocoa sugar rim; the Salty Dog, made with Rhodium Gin and grapefruit juice featuring a salted rim; and the Caribbean Sunrise, made with Rhodium Vodka, lime juice, pineapple juice and grenadine showcased the line of award-winning spirits. RI Spirits are crafted from local fresh, farmed and foraged ingredients and are gluten-free, organic, non-GMO and vegan, with all in the lineup but one certified kosher by RI Kosher. Rhodium Grapefruitcello, Limoncello, RI Red Vodka, Coffee & Black Walnut Vodka, Citron Vodka and Forager’s Gin are among its brands, all distributed in the state by Horizon Beverage Co. of Rhode Island – Copley division. The company is New England’s only LGBT-owned spirits brand.