-Photo Credit: www.sunnynorton.comInsatiable: What inspired you to mix Harvest Song into a drink?
James Moreland: Actually, there is a trend going on to use preserves in cocktails. With it's whole organic, natural process and approach, I find that Harvest Song preserves work well with cocktails. Harvest Song products are impressive. One of the biggest advantages is that they're not overly saturated with sugars. It's a better, lovely balance.
I: How do you most enjoy using them?
JM: The apricot is amazing: It works well with rums and brown spirits. The fig does an amazing bellini with champagne. The rose petal makes an amazing martini.
The rose petal tradition is new to the U.S. but well established in Europe. Typically rose water or oil is used because it's rare to find actual rose petal preserves. But rose petals is one of the Harvest Song flavors. It makes an amazing martini. Some classic martini recipes from the 50s and 60s call for rose water or oil or bitters. To give it a bit of a turn I add two bar spoons of the Harvest Song rose petal preserves to a martini, shake it up and strain--it's that simple. I prefer a high-proof gin like Bombay Sapphire. The rose gives the martini a tremendous pop and a pink color; it's outstanding.
-Photo Credit: www.sunnynorton.comI: How about the fresh walnuts?
JM: Every time I sample these with somebody they say, "Will you please send us more?" If you're going to stay with a classic theme, the walnuts do an amazing job with an Old Fashioned made with a bourbon like Knob Creek. They also play well with tequila.
I: You mentioned that you love the apricot preserves. How about that flavor in a cocktail?
JM: It would be perfect with aged rum in a caipirinha. With champagne it would be a fabulous bellini. The apricot preserves, rum and lime make a great marriage--very easy. If you want to play you could even add some apple cider or soda or good quality ginger ale. It's not complicated.
I: Don't the preserves add a viscosity to the mouthfeel of cocktails?
JM: Strain them. I don't mind if there's a bit of pulp in a drink but if you don't want pulp then strain it out.
COCKTAIL RECIPES BY JAMES MORELAND
Tea-Rose Petal Gin Martini
2 bar spoons of Harvest Song Tea-Rose Petal Preserves
2.5 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin
Shake hard over ice, fine strain into martini glass. Garnish with orange twist.
Harvest Walnut Old Fashioned
3 bar spoons Harvest Song Walnut Syrup
2 oz. Knob Creek Bourbon
3 Kingston Cubes – lemon
Muddle lemon peel, cubes and walnut syrup. Pour in Bourbon and stir. Add ice and stir. Slice a walnut in half and add both pieces to cocktail. Serve with small spoon and stir. Serve in a small rocks glass.
Apricot Song Sky Fall
2 bar spoons Harvest Song Apricot Preserves
1.75 oz. Flor de Cana Rum
Juice of half a fresh lime
Soda
Add 2 bar spoons of apricot preserve into bottom of a stirring glass. Squeeze in lime and stir. Add ice and rum. Shake hard and strain into a tall glass filled with ice. Top with a splash of soda and garnish with a lime wedge.
Golden Fig Champagne Cocktail
3 bar spoons Harvest Song Fig Preserves
1 oz. Grand Marnier Liqueur
Champagne
Shake first 2 ingredients hard with ice. Fine strain over ice in a champagne flute and top off with champagne.
Apricot Harvest Rita
3 bar spoons Harvest Song Apricot Preserves
1.25 oz. Inocente Tequila
2 oz. mango juice
.25 oz. Grand Marnier Liqueur
juice of half a fresh lime
Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake hard with ice. Fine strain into a tall glass over ice and garnish with a wedge of fresh grapefruit.
Sour Cherry Thrill
2 bar spoons Harvest Song Sour Cherry Preserves
1.75 oz. ZYR Vodka
juice of half a lemon
.5 oz. Cherry Heering
3 dark cherries
soda
Add sour cherry preserves and lemon into a stirring glass and stir well. Add ice, vodka and Cherry Heering. Shake hard and fine strain into a tall glass filled with ice. Top off with soda and garnish with two dark cherries and lemon twist.
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