December 2015 – Bloomery SweetShine

December 31, 2015 Sarah Murphy

SweetShine Bloody Mary

Cheers to the New Year! I’m sure we’ll all have a lot of champagne tonight, so let’s be sure to prep for our inevitable hangovers tomorrow morning.

Here’s what you’ll need for the SweetShine Bloody Mary Mix:

2 oz Ginger SweetShine

2 Tbsp hot sauce

2 Tbsp horseradish

1 clove garlic, sliced in half length-wise

1 tsp crab seasoning

1/4 tsp black peppercorns

1/4 tsp dill paste (or 4 sprigs fresh dill)

6 oz spicy pickle brine

2 c. tomato juice

Add garlic,

Peppercorns,

Crab seasoning,

Horseradish,

Dill paste (or fresh dill),

Hot sauce,

Pickle brine,

Ginger SweetShine,

And tomato juice to a jar.

Cover tightly with a lid and shake vigorously until mixed. Refrigerate overnight, shaking occasionally to help the infusion process.

New Year’s morning you’ll be all set to make your SweetShine Bloody Mary. Just add 2-3 oz vodka to a glass with ice,

Top with 4 oz prepared SweetShine Bloody Mary Mix,

And garnish with a variety of pickled goodness.

We like pickled carrots & asparagus, spicy pickles, capers, and maybe even a little clam juice for fun.

The SweetShine Bloody Mary, with Ginger SweetShine.

Cheers! And Happy New Year!

Champagne Cranberry Ginger Holiday Peach Pineapple Punch Sorbet

December 11, 2015 Sarah Murphy

Kringle Punch

Every year my family makes this incredibly delicious cranberry punch. This year I decided to make it a little more jolly … by adding booze of course! I may even whip up a batch for New Year’s.

Here’s what you need:

1 c. Peach SweetShine

1 c. Ginger SweetShine

4 c. pineapple juice

4 c. cranberry juice cocktail

2 (750 ml.) bottles champagne

orange sorbet for serving

In a large punch bowl or pitcher, pour 4 c. pineapple juice.

Add 4 c. cranberry juice cocktail.

Add 1 c. Ginger SweetShine.

Add 1 c. Peach SweetShine. Stir.

Now pop the top,

And add your bubbly.

Stir again.

Prepare punch glasses with a scoop of orange sorbet.

Top with punch.

Bloomery’s Kringle Punch.

With Peach and Ginger SweetShine.

Cheers!

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Baking Black Walnut Desserts Fig

December 7, 2015 Sarah Murphy

Figgy Balls

This one is inspired by the old time holiday classic, Figgy Pudding.

What you’ll need:

1/4 c. Black Walnut SweetShine

24 fig bars

4 oz orange juice concentrate, thawed

1 c. chopped walnuts

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground allspice

1/4 tsp. ground cloves

1/4 c. confectioners’ sugar

Start by crumbling the fig bars.

Add walnuts.

Add orange juice concentrate.

Add cinnamon, alllspice, and cloves.

Finish it off with the good stuff, Black Walnut SweetShine.

Stir to incorporate ingredients.

Roll into balls, then roll in confectioners’ sugar to coat.

“Now bring us some figgy … balls!”

With Black Walnut SweetShine.

Cheers!