Featured Recipe: A Halo Above Her Head by Preston Eckman

This enticing recipe comes from Preston Eckerman, a true Sambazon fan & mixologist extraordinaire! His inspiration? The Amazon Rainforest, of course.

“The unique attraction to A Halo Above Her Head is the beverage’s exquisite layers,” says Preston. “Açaí drops symbolize açaí berries floating in a delicate mist below the forest canopy of mint leaves. In each sip, the refreshing flavors of honeydew, aloe and açaí blend together perfectly.”

After that, you can try to resist wanting to make this at home, but you’ll be happier if you just give in to your endulgant self.

Cocktail Ingredients & Recipe
1/4 of a whole lime
1oz of freshly juiced ripe honeydew
barspoon of aloe preserve
1oz Veev
.75oz Square 1 Botanical

Directions:
-Lightly muddle lime in mixing glass
-add honeydew juice, aloe preserve, Veev, and Square 1
-Shake and double strain into champagne coupe
-Drop roughly 10 Purple Palm berries* into bottom of glass
-Float lightly slapped mint sprig to garnish

*Purple Palm berries
3oz Sambazon acai juice
3oz Creme Yvette
2oz lemon juice
2oz G’vine Floarison
2 gelatin sheets or 2 tsp of agar agar powder
6 oz canola oil

Directions for Purple Palm berries:
-Combine first five in sauce pan and heat until gelatin or agar agar dissolves, remove from heat and place in vessel to cool in fridge
-Put oil in freezer and chill until just before it solidifies
-Drip purple juice into oil to create small “berries”
-Strain out berries and wash thoroughly with water when needed
-Otherwise store in oil


Huge thanks to Preston for sharing this recipe with us!!!

Enjoy,
Pamela Kotsaftis - East Events Manager / SAMBAZON

Buy Rob’s Organik Blend (ROB) Wax, Go Surf, Drink Sambazon... Check!

Rob Machado, Sambazon and Bubble Gum Surf Wax have teamed up to offer friends and fans the earth-friendly deal of the day. On the back of every Bubble Gum’s ROB Rob’s Organik Blend (ROB) Wax wrapper, you’ll find a Sambazon coupon for $1 off any two juices or energy drinks. To top it off, on every wrapper, there’s a link to Sambazon’s website with special online coupons on other products you might not see in your conventional grocery store. Reusing a recycled paper wrapper printed with soy-based ink? Just another thing SIMA’s 2009 Waterman of the Year is doing to make the world a better place.

According to Bubble Gum co-founder, Britt Galland, “it’s a sweet deal, because if you spend a buck on a bar of ROB wax, you get that buck back when you buy Sambazon products. Sambazon’s Jeremy Black likes the promotion because creates another use for the recycled label and “it enables Rob to share some of his favorite products with his fans and friends.”

Well, that’s it, we hope you enjoy the deal. And to Robs’ friends and fans, thank you for all the support over the years.

-Sambazon

Sambazon named in Outside Magazine's "Best Places to Work"

Sambazon was recently named to Outside magazine’s third annual “Best Places to Work” list. Sambazon was ranked No. 47 out of 50 selected companies. The full story was published in the May issue of Outside magazine, or you can click here to see the full list of companies to receive this honor.

Outside’s “Best Places to Work” list was compiled with the help of the Outdoor Industry Association and Best Companies Group. The year-long selection process began with an outreach effort that identified a wide range of non-profit and for-profit organizations with at least 15 employees working in the United States. Participating companies were then sent confidential employee-satisfaction surveys and employer-questionnaires to collect information about benefits, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives, and community outreach programs. All of the results were analyzed by Best Companies Group experts, who selected the 50 companies that strive to enhance their employees’ enjoyment of active endeavors, and environmental and social involvement.

“Sambazon is honored and thrilled to be part of Outside magazine’s Best Places to Work. We strive to do good within the community, be as environmentally friendly as possible and to make our company a fun, exciting place for our employees to work,” said Ryan Black, CEO of Sambazon.

"These 50 companies come from a vast array of industries but they're all following the same enlightened path," said Michael Roberts, Executive Editor of Outside. "They're successful businesses in a challenging economy precisely because they support a proper work-life balance. They know that benefits like on-site gyms and fitness classes, reimbursements for ski passes and sports racing fees, and support for community service efforts during work hours make their employees happier and thus more productive."

We're very honored to be listed along side these companies and promise to continue to make strides to keep ourselves here!

Thanks for the support,
Sambazon

Sambazon's Director of Lifestyle Marketing & Triathlete Scott Nemeth recaps Ironman St. George

This past weekend, my wife Fe and I had the chance to bring Sambazon out to the Ironman in St. George, Utah.

First things first, huge congratulations to all the people who raced, finishing a 2.4 mi. swim, 112 mi. bike, and a 26.2 mi. run is definitely not easy. Seeing the intensity and the rigor that the participants put their bodies through is incredible. Big, small, short, tall, round or 100 lbs....everyone out there is fighting for something, and somehow, clear as day, you can see right into the window of their emotions and experience the fight with them. Especially in those last 100 meters as they near the finish line! Powerful stuff! Thank you all for the inspiration! I will be taking it with me as I compete at Ironman Brasil in a couple weeks.

Big ups to Michael Weiss, the IM St. George Champion. So he tells me after the race he drinks two Sambazon bottles per day...ha...who knew? In fact, most Triathletes seem to really appreciate our stuff. Maybe it’s because they are looking for a refreshing alternative to all the highly processed drinks, gels, and chews that people are wolfing down all day. Or maybe it is because our açaí is just that good..either way I am always impressed at how loyal the Sambazon users are.

Looking for a treat on the way home, we searched out an amazing raw food spot in Vegas called "Go Raw." In addition to making a quite tasty bowl using Sambazon açaí, they also have some amazing raw burgers, pizzas, and pastas... If you ever roll through town, we highly suggest you try it!

Thanks,
Scott Nemeth - Director of Lifestyle Marketing / SAMBAZON