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Orange Is The New Blackberry

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020Posted in Cocktails, RecipesTagged berry, beverage, blackberry, cocktail, Cocktails, drink, drinks, honey, international whiskey day, lauren and the foreign, laurenandtheforeign, old fashioned, orange, orange is the new blackberry, orangecello, recipe, rye whiskey, sip, whiskey, whiskey smash2 Comments

Somewhere in between an Old Fashioned and a Whiskey Smash, our Orange is the New Blackberry cocktail is the perfect drink to enjoy on International Whisk(e)y Day!

You’ll need everything pictured above, plus some honey! Our favorite is Gentle Breeze!

INGREDIENTS:

1.5 oz 45th Parallel Distillery New Richmond Rye Whiskey
1.5 oz 45th Parallel Distillery Madison Avenue Orangecello
Klarbrunn Berry Blend sparkling water
1 orange
7-10 blackberries
drizzle of honey

INSTRUCTIONS:

Muddle 5-7 blackberries and 1-2 orange slices with a generous drizzle of honey in a whiskey glass.
Fill glass with ice and add New Richmond Rye and Orangecello.
Stir well.
Top with sparkling water.
Garnish with an orange slice and remaining blackberries!
Enjoy!

We hope everyone has a safe and healthy International Whiskey Day! Cheers!

Wollersheim Winery & Distillery Tour

January 5, 2020Posted in lauren, LifestyleTagged Cocktails, distillery, distillery tour, foreign, lauren, lauren and the foreign, laurenandtheforeign, Lifestyle, old fashioned, spirits, spirits tasting, wine, wine making, winery, winery tour, wisconsin, wollersheim, yum1 Comment

I recently got to visit Wollersheim Winery & Distillery with my sister Rachel, from Roots & Rosemary. Céline, winemaker and granddaughter of founder, Bob Wollersheim, gave us a tour and shared the wine and spirits-making processes with us.

At Wollersheim, the grapes are grown locally and they do a lot of things the old-fashioned way. While sometimes it may require more time and effort, it surely pays off in the quality of the finished product.

One of my favorite parts of the afternoon was tasting some aging wines straight out of the barrel!

After the tour, Céline treated us to a delicious Wisconsin-style brandy sweet Old Fashioned happy hour. Easily one of the best I’ve ever had.

Here’s Rachel enjoying her first-ever Old Fashioned.

Wollersheim holds winery tours and spirits tastings daily so definitely go check them out and see, taste, and learn about all the amazing things going on there for yourself!

-Lauren

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