So I’d like to take this opportunity to chat about a new Cranberry liquor that just hit the shelf at KJ’s. Clear Creek Distillery, Cranberry Liquor. So Clear Creek, it’s in Oregon, it is indeed an actual creek that runs the the Northwest portion of the state where the distillery is located. Steve McCarthy is the proprietor and after meeting him multiple times over the past year, his modesty and vision when it comes to the production of spirits and liquors is enlightening .
For me cranberry is something that is so New England, problem is…distilling at a level of quality that would make me proud to associate with is still at least 5 years off. So in the meantime I have absolutely no problem showcasing a pacific north western product with such an intensity that it easily makes on reminse of the Cape.
I’ll say this… I like cranberries a lot. I like to drink cranberry juice. The thing is the cranberry offers so much flavor and character that it can easily turn a mediocre drink into one of distinguishable quality. Follow this guideline and I can guarantee that from your great aunt to your 21 year old cousin…you won’t dissapoint during the apertif hour at Thanksgiving.
2 oz Capel Pisco
3/4 oz Clear Creek Cranberry Liquor
3/4 oz Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz Sonoma Syrup Company Cinnamon Simple
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
-shake over ice
-strain into a cocktail glass or in a rocks glass over fresh ice
cheers
