June: the days are lengthening, the temperatures are creeping into the 80s and 90s, and the strawberries are bursting with flavor and sweetness. Make the most of their ephemeral deliciousness...
Cocktails
June 2015
August 2014
by Jenn Detweiler
Deep summer in the orchard: early mornings and long days, honey bees drunk on peach nectar, wildflowers in the hedgerows, old wooden crates, their handles worn smooth by decades of rough palms...
April 2014
by Jenn Detweiler
Did you know that Cinco de Mayo is actually not Mexican Independence Day?According to Wikipedia, "It originated with Mexican-American communities in the American West as a way to commemorate the...
December 2013
November 2013
by Jenn Detweiler
The weather has turned colder this week, and demands a cocktail that can warm a body up. But how to achieve this effect with chilled cider? Try the Logger! Besides it's suggestion...
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October 2013
by Anne Shelton
This is (hands down) one of my favorite cider cocktails. I mention it often in the tasting room when asked for cocktail suggestions. Due to the semi-recent popularity of the honey badger...
by Jenn Detweiler
I had the pleasure of tasting this cocktail for the first time during VA CiderWeek 2012 at the bar in Hamilton's at First & Main in Charlottesville. Hamilton's created it specifically for...
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by Anne Shelton
In our search for great cider cocktails, we came across an article by Garden & Gun about a book on Hemingway's cocktails. The book includes a cocktail that Hemingway came up with while...
August 2013
by Jenn Detweiler
The end of peach season is fast approaching! Squeeze every last drop of deliciousness out of it with Peach Nectar Cider Bellinis:To make Peach Nectar:Remove peach skins (boil peaches for 30...
