Winter Weather Drinks with Ghost Coast
Up and running for just ten months, Ghost Coast Distillery is making a name for themselves.
The first distillery since prohibition, Ghost Coast has four select spirits available on the shelf and many more small batch spirits and liquors to try in their cocktail room. These are hard workers and it is apparent they love what they do. The orange vodka on the market right now? It took nine months to perfect. Not many distilleries work to make a 33 gallon batch to test out different flavors and products, but the folks at Ghost Coast do. Drinks like elderflower liquor, gin, vermouth, are all available in the cocktail room in small batches. The gin you try tomorrow may not taste the same six months from now unless the visitors really, really love it, which makes for a great experience for the cocktail mixers and the cocktail drinkers!
Already working on collaborations with places like Savannah Bee Company, this city is very important to Erin Muller and all the folks at Ghost Coast. "We're very active in the community, and we hope to highlight the top notch products coming out of Savannah from local businesses, and to create something Savannah can be proud of."
Take for example, a hot toddy. A perfect drink when you're feeling under the weather. The team up of Ghost Coast Distillery and Savannah Bee Company to create honey whisky is the key ingredient to making this cocktail. A connection with the community allows Ghost Coast to take their products to the next level.
The best part is they've got you covered when it comes to making all kinds of drinks at home. Here are some great chilly weather cocktails to sip on by the fire place, while it's lit, or not. It is still the South, after all.
Crimson Punch
1 1/2 oz. Vodka 261
1 oz. pomegranate juice
1 oz. fresh squeezed or organic lime juice
1 oz. rosemary ginger syrup
Shake all ingredients and serve over ice. To make rosemary ginger syrup, follow the instructions for simple syrup, and add a couple sprigs of rosemary to the mix. Once syrup is cooked, add fresh ginger juice. Ratio is 1/4c ginger for 1 cup syrup.
Rose's Tea
1 1/2 oz. Vodka 261 Orange
3/4 oz. fresh squeezed or organic lime juice
1/2 oz. rosemary syrup
Shake first three ingredients and serve over ice. Top with tonic. To make rosemary syrup, follow the instructions for simple syrup, add a couple sprigs of rosemary to the mix, and voila! Remove rosemary sprigs before serving.
Ginger Whiskey Mule
1 1/2 oz. B&W Ginger Whiskey
1 oz. Verdant Kitchen Ginger Syrup
1 oz. fresh squeezed or organic lime juice
Shake the first three ingredients and serve over ice. Top with club soda. Also works great with Vodka 261 or 261 Orange!
Spiced Honey Cider
1 1/2 oz. B&W Honey Whiskey
2 oz. organic apple cider
3/4 oz. cinnamon syrup
1 oz. fresh squeezed or organic lemon juice
Heat cider, syrup, and lemon juice, then add to insulated cup. Top with B&W Honey Whiskey. To make cinnamon syrup, follow the instructions for simple syrup, add a couple sticks of cinnamon to the mix, and voila! Remove cinnamon sticks before serving.
Make time to take a tour of Ghost Coast Distillery here.
