This year on the Fourth, Loretta will be holding down the fort in the tasting room, helping customers decide the best way to celebrate the holiday with her creative cocktail concoctions. For the Fourth, she recommends the RED, WHITE, AND BLUEBERRY (came up with the name m'self, thank you very much!). This fruity cocktail is a perfect party drink, and a great complement t
o Loretta's favorite part of the Fourth— watching fireworks.Red, White, and Blueberry
1 part Vintner's Wildberry Vodka
2 parts Stirrings Wild Blueberry Martini Mixer
A few drops of Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters
Pour, stir, and enjoy!
Loretta has worked in the tasting room part time for about a year, and works as a paralegal as well. Her favorite part of FLD? The people. "My favorite part about working here is being able to find the right spirit for every customer," she says, "and making a connection with the people who come into the tasting room through the spirits." After work this Fourth of July, Loretta plans to watch fireworks on the beautiful Seneca Lake.
While Loretta helps keep things running smoothly at FLD, Jerry will be traveling downstate to visit friends and family for an annual Fourth of July celebration. You might find him around the pool with his cousins, a glass of McKenzie Bourbon on the rocks in hand. "I won't be drinking anything fancy," says Jerry— "no martini glass or anything." Jerry recommends drinking his favorite spirit on the rocks or in an Old Fashioned.
McKenzie Old Fashioned
2 oz McKenzie Bourbon
A few drops Fee Brothers Angostura bitters
1 splash water
1 tsp sugar
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange wedge
A few drops Fee Brothers Angostura bitters
1 splash water
1 tsp sugar
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange wedge
Muddle sugar, bitters, cherry, and orange in a glass. Fill glass with ice, and add bourbon and water. Stir, and enjoy!
Jerry is a rising senior at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, and hopes to someday work as a restaurant's beverage manager. Like Loretta, his favorite part of the Fourth is firework-related— although he prefers to set them off himself rather than just watch! He too has been at FLD for a year, and his favorite part is educating customers about the spirits, and also learning about them himself. "I love that I can learn new things every day, and talk about it with interested customers," he says.
For another festive cocktail idea, check out the FLD spotlight on the Edible Finger Lakes Blog!
Happy Independence Day, from all of us at FLD!
1 comment:
I made my own cocktail cherries from FLD Rye. Take 3 parts FLD Rye, and 1 part honey. Bring to a boil in a heavy saucepan, reduce to simmer 4 minutes. Add cherries, return to a simmer and simmer 4 more minutes. Put them in a canning jar and PUT IN REFRIGERATOR (this is not a canning recipe). Leave for at least a week (the longer you leave them the better they are). Then you can use the cherries themselves in recipies like this, and the bourbon/honey cherry juice to sweeten mixed drinks (I add a TBSP or two to a manhattan).
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