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Make Holiday Cocktails Using Local Ingredients

Follow along with Chuckanut Bay Distillery tasting room manager Kirsten to learn how to make two festive cocktails with some of our favorite local ingredients! Special beverages are an excellent way to elevate your holiday. When you make the cocktails below, you can feel good about supporting the small, local businesses that keep our community unique and thriving. Find everything you need to make these delicious drinks at the Co-op!

Make a "Naughty Nog"

This two ingredient cocktail couldn't be easier! Garnish with fresh nutmeg to elevate your drink.

Shopping List: Naughty Nog

  1. Twin Brook Creamery Eggnog
  2. Chuckanut Bay Distillery Krampus
  3. Optional: Whole nutmeg as garnish

Make a "Cascadia Daily"

This cocktail only requires four ingredients and it's filled with gut-healthy probiotics!

local shrub cocktail with ingredients

Shopping List: Cascadia Daily

  1. Shrub Farm Ginger and Apple Shrub
  2. Chuckanut Bay Distillery Slow Crafted Bourbon Whiskey
  3. Topo Chico or other sparkling water
  4. Lime

Cascadia Daily Cocktail

by By Josh and Tomo Kramer of Shrub Farm

two cocktails and the ingredients for cascadia daily cocktail including Shrub Farm ginger & apple shrub sliced limes, fresh ginger, and ice

The Whiskey Ginger gets a PNW makeover with Ginger & Apple Shrub and whiskey. It’s local, classy, and best enjoyed after a long day on the slopes.

A warming, spirited Washington take on the classic whiskey ginger, this Cascadia Daily delivers a little zing, a little zest, and a whole lot of fun. Plus, the shrub is full of digestive health benefits thanks to ginger and raw organic apple cider vinegar. Drink by a roaring fireplace for ultimate cozy vibes.

Cascadia Daily Cocktail

makes one 16-ounce cocktail

INGREDIENTS
  • ice
  • 2 ounces whiskey
  • 1 ounce Ginger & Apple Shrub
  • squeeze of lime
  • sparkling water
  • crystallized ginger
METHOD
  1. In a pint glass with ice add 2-ounces whiskey, 1-ounce Ginger & Apple Shrub, and squeeze of lime.
  2. Top with sparkling water and garnish with crystallized ginger and a lime slice.

Learn More

Learn more about this local business, the health benefits of raw vinegar, and find more recipes at Shrub Farm's website, Instagram, and Facebook.

Read our profile of Shrub Farm and it's sister business, Apple State Vinegar, at Local Vendor Profile: Shrub Farm.

Try These Fun Summer Mocktails

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A Visit To Tortillas Con Madre

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo early this year by visiting one of our favorite local companies, Tortillas Con Madre! Hear Lupita’s story and check out behind the scenes footage of production day at the tortilla factory.

5 Tips to Heighten Wellbeing During the Holidays

With constant abundance we tend to make unhealthy decisions when it comes to holiday gatherings.  Perhaps a new approach can help heighten the wellbeing of this holiday. Following are some great tips to enhance your holiday experience.

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