by Pink Gin
This week’s Dig column highlighted the availability of locally produced spirits. We’d like to hear from our readers what local products you recommend.
I’ll start: Mary at Rialto created a drink called the Journalist that uses the Berkshire Mountain Distiller’s Greylock Gin to good effect.
In the meantime, I’ll share another yummy drink that came out of the Dogfish Head stash.
MAPLE LEAF RUM VARIATION
3 parts Dogfish Head Brown Honey Rum
1 part maple syrup
1 part fresh lemon juice
Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Also a bit of trivia: The Rehoboth Beach Layaway recipe featured in the Dig is adapted from the Webster F Street Lay-Away Plan described in Steinbeck’s Sweet Thursday. Continued appreciation to Messrs Gertsen and Montuori for these recipes and adaptations.
fancybrandy
Hanky Panky
joseypackard
Pink Lady
Pinky Gonzales
Hoskins
thepinkgin
Oh, I HAVE to recommend a trip to the Triple 8 distillery on Nantucket! First of all, Nantucket is awesome… but if you want to drink local and you’re looking for craft distillers, Triple 8 is awesome. They do vodka, gin, and even their own single-malt whiskey.
Thanks! This is exactly the kind of feedback we were hoping for. Hmmm… perhaps a few more “local” cocktail suggestions on this blog in future…
No problem. Might as well turn my habi– err, hobby, into something socially useful.
Also check out Cold River Vodka from Maine. Pretty cool story behind it.