This week Valley Wine and Liquors in Herkimer NY is doing three days of New York State tastings. You know Mohawk Valley Girls plans to be there all three days! So far I have attended two and can I just say YUM!
He had a lot of spirit!
Thursday was Old Home Distillers out of Lebanon, NY. I met Aaron who, with his brother Adam and his parents run the show. He poured me itty bitty tastes, so I could try all the different flavors. They distill small batch hand-crafted spirits using locally grown ingredients. Regular readers know I am more into wine than liquor. I believe this is because liquor is, as they say, quicker, and I need to take things slowly at my age. But this stuff was good. I think I could sip the Field Days Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bourbon slowly.
The rye from the Electric Mayhem straight rye whiskey comes from Richfield Springs. I liked the homage to the band from the Muppet Show. It was also a reference to the mayhem that inevitably ensues when one begins to distill rye, Aaron said. The one I purchased, though was the Peppershine. When I tasted it, I said, “Ow! I would have to have this one in a mixed drink.” Aaron suggested a Bloody Mary or a highball. He had me a Bloody Mary. He gave me a flier of cocktail recipes which included one for a Bloody Mary.
I also picked up a flier for the distillery. I wonder if I could persuade anybody to take a road trip with me. I would love to go take a tour.
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