mixology – Bloomery SweetShine

March 30, 2016 Sarah Murphy

Key Lime Pie Daiquiri

We’re in the mood to drink our dessert. How does a Key Lime Pie Daiquiri sound? Delicious? We thought so, too.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Equal parts:

Cremma Lemma SweetShine

spiced rum

fresh limeade

What’s a “part”? It can be an ounce, a cup, or whatever you decide, as long as all ingredients are in equal parts.

Pour Cremma Lemma over ice. Be sure to use a shaker or jar with a lid.

Add spiced rum.

Add limeade.

Cover.

Shake vigorously until frothy.

Dip the rim of a chilled glass into simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, dissolved).

Dip the coated rim in graham cracker crumbs.

Use a strainer or the lid of your jar to strain the cocktail into your prepared glass.

Like so.

Add a slice of lime and whipped cream for garnish, if desired.

Key Lime Pie Daiquiri with Cremma Lemma SweetShine.

Cheers!

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Black Walnut Coffee Hot Drinks Ice Cream

November 25, 2015 Sarah Murphy

Black Friday Burnout

So, are you braving Black Friday? Or are you tired of hearing about it already? Either way we’ve got a special treat to get you through the madness.

Ingredients:

1 oz Black Walnut SweetShine

1 scoop salted caramel ice cream

1 serving hot coffee

Start with the good stuff. 1 scoop salted caramel ice cream. How big of a scoop? You decide.

Maybe a tad more …

Now for the best stuff. 1 oz Black Walnut SweetShine.

Top it off with hot coffee.

Now just kick up your feet and enjoy.

Go ahead. You deserve it.

Black Friday Burnout

With Black Walnut SweetShine.

Cheers!

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Beer Black Walnut Chocolate Halloween Stout Vodka

October 29, 2015 Sarah Murphy

Cereal Killer

This weird beer cocktail is infused with a certain chocolate cereal that appears this time of year. I hear it’s from Transylvania.

Here’s what you’ll need:

1/2 oz Black Walnut SweetShine

1 oz chocolate vodka

3 oz milk stout

3 oz chocolate cereal with marshmallows, plus 2 oz more for rim

chocolate syrup for rim

We’ll start by infusing 3 oz milk stout with 3 oz chocolate cereal.

Simply pour cereal in a glass and top with stout. Let it sit for a few minutes. Practice a little patience here. The longer it sits the more chocolaty goodness you’ll enjoy.

While your cereal infuses fill another shakeable container with a lid with ice and add 1 oz chocolate vodka.

Then 1/2 oz Black Walnut SweetShine.

Cover and shake until chilled. Set aside.

Rim a chilled martini glass with chocolate syrup.

Crush 2 oz cereal.

Then gently roll the chocolate rim in crushed cereal.

Now you’re ready to build your drink.

Strain vodka and Black Walnut SweetShine mixture into prepared glass.

Press the cereal to release all of the stout.

Strain into glass.

There you have it. Cereal Killer with Black Walnut SweetShine.

Cheers Y’all!

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June 20, 2015 Sarah Murphy

In celebration of the 152nd West Virginia Day, and in honor of our newly passed Distillery Bill, I have paired Bloomery SweetShine with three other amazing West Virginia products. (That’s three more reasons to #GoToWV, y’all).

Enjoy …

Black Bear

1 part Black Walnut SweetShine

1 part Smooth Ambler Old Scout Rye

Garnish with fresh blackberries

There’s GOLD in these here hills!

Did you know? Black Walnut SweetShine and Smooth Ambler Old Scout Rye are both Gold Medal recipients in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Way to go, WV distilleries!

Hop Tart

1 part Raspberry Lemon SweetShine

1 part Grapefruit Juice

Top with Mountain State Brewing Seneca IPA

Mountain State Brewing is the largest microbrewery in the state.

Why do their beers taste so good? MSBC brews with water from the very top of the watershed in historic Thomas, WV, which is 3,000 feet in elevation.

Ahhh … refreshing!

Mountain Mama

1.5 parts Cranberry Clementine SweetShine

1 part Black Draft First Harvest Moonshine

Splash Club Soda

A match made in (Almost) Heaven!

Black Draft First Harvest Moonshine is made with non-GMO corn grown right here in the Shenandoah Valley.

Now that’s Farm Fresh!

Cheers, y’all!

Through THE mINd oF a mAd MaN

By: Eric Bell. Photo by Eric Fargo.

This will be a bi-weekly or so posting where I will publish a recipe, either for a cocktail or for food incorporating SweetShine® in some way. My mind works in weird ways when coming up with some of these! Have fun following along with the journey “Through THE mINd oF a mAd MaN!” Please feel free to submit your recipes to me for inclusion at eric@bloomerysweetshine.com.

Setting: Close to midnight, sitting by the fire with a cup of coffee, watching Pawn Stars on TV.
My phone goes off with an incoming text message. “Who the hell is texting me this late?” It’s the Dragon Lady! (Our endearing term for Linda, the owner) “Great, what does she want this late at night?” (She is at a conference out of town.)

Dragon Lady: “Quick, What is a Conjugal Seizure? I need it now.” Me: “What are you talking about?” Dragon Lady: “A cocktail recipe.”

Me: madly Googling to find what she is talking about with no results.

Me: “I can’t find it.” Dragon Lady: “I know–Make it up!”

Phone rings, the Dragon Lady is calling…ugh… Me: “Who is your audience?”

Dragon Lady: “middle aged guy who doesn’t drink, make it good! Sweet and sassy, and one that will sneak up on ya.” Me: “Ok, Bye” Hang Up!

Me: mind going crazy, need a cocktail that packs a punch but doesn’t taste like it does…

Text Message…Me:

A Conjugal Seizure

2 parts cognac
1 part Peach SweetShine®
1 part Raspberry Lemon SweetShine®
squeeze of an orange wedge
toss it in the glass and garnish with a cherry
splash with club soda if he’s a wuss

Dragon Lady: “Ok, wow…”
10 minutes pass… Text Message… Dragon Lady: “OMG that was awesome and he LOVES it!” Me: “Good.” Dragon Lady: “How did you come up with that?” Me: “Don’t underestimate my abilities!” Dragon Lady: “I don’t, that’s why I hired you!” Dragon Lady :”☺”

End of conversation. Until the following week when she asked me to make a Sassy Slap…