cocktail recipe – Bloomery SweetShine

April 13, 2016 Sarah Murphy

Sunny T

Today is a perfect day to sit on the back porch with a tall glass of iced tea mixed with our seasonal Cranberry Clementine.

Did you know T created this flavor with her pal, Moe? Well done, gals!

So this one’s for T, in honor of her upcoming birthday this Friday. Be sure to wish her a good one!

What you’ll need:

Fresh brewed tea, sweetened or unsweetened to your taste

Cranberry Clementine SweetShine

Fill a tall glass with ice.

Shake up a bottle of Cranberry Clementine. Just look at that color! It’s all natural, folks.

Pour over ice.

How much, you ask? As much as you like! We like about 1 oz SweetShine to 6 oz tea.

Top with tea.

We like to serve it layered like this when entertaining guests.

Just add a spoon or straw for stirring.

Stir.

Ahhhhhh …

Sunny T with Cranberry Clementine SweetShine.

Cheers!

And Happy Birthday to the Bloomery’s very own sunny T!

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Ginger Melon Mojito Rum

March 10, 2016 Sarah Murphy

Honeydew Ginger Mojito

We’re dreaming of spring with this deliciously refreshing green drink, which is also perfect for your upcoming St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans. 😉

You’ll need:

1 oz Ginger SweetShine

1 1/2 oz rum

2 oz club soda

1/4 c. fresh honeydew melon, cubed or balled

(you can also freeze some melon for ice cubes)

4-5 fresh mint leaves, plus sprig for garnish

Muddle honeydew and mint in a mixing glass.

Add 1 oz Ginger SweetShine.

Add 1 1/2 oz rum.

Cover and shake vigorously until frothy.

Strain.

We froze some melon balls for ice.

Top with club soda.

Garnish with mint sprig.

Honeydew Ginger Mojito with Ginger SweetShine.

Cheers!

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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 [email protected].

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…

Through THE mINd oF a mAd MaN

By: Eric Bell. Photo by Eric Fargo.