From Woodstock With Love
Valley Table Staff
Courtesy of Gemma D’Entrone, A&P Bar in Woodstock Ingredients 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco 1 oz Heavy Cream 1 oz Baileys 1 oz White Cocoa Fresh, ground clove Cinnamon stick to garnish
Drinks
10 Dutchess County Cocktails to Try This Winter
Valley Table Staff
After you’ve taken a drive through our frosty landscape, get a taste of Dutchess with one of these 10 delicious cocktails specially made to be enjoyed during the winter season!
Strawberry Buck
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Whiskey River, Peekskill Ingredients 3 fresh strawberries 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar or granulated sugar substitute 5 Thai basil leaves (or 3 regular basil leaves) 2 oz Ketel One Vodka
Craft Brews: Going with the Flow
Bryan Miller
HUTCH KUGEMAN, TALL AND BROAD, peers intently into a large steel kettle in which swirls an unappetizing greenish liquid with the uninviting name “wort.” This is essentially what’s left behind when
Cider, Slightly Red
Lesley Rozycki
AS SUMMER’S UNOFFICIAL WINE, rosé has grown steadily in popularity. Its fans include Angry Orchard head cider maker Ryan Burk and his team, who experimented for years with elements of the
What’s the Plan, Man?
Lesley Rozycki
EVAN AND EMILY WATSON’S JOURNEY into brewing began at a single-barrel nanobrewery in Fishkill. Their beers grew popular, despite the fact that they were available only at local farmers’ markets. In
Violet King Cocktail
Valley Table Staff
By Alice Gabriel / Styled by Valley at the Garrison Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey from Tuthilltown Spirits, with its “notes of marzipan and roasted corn,” is a good match for
The State of Distilling: 10 Years After
Text and Photos David Handschuh
THE FARM DISTILLERY ACT, which became law in 2007, was the fuse that lit an explosion in craft distilling in New York State and, in turn, around the country. What
A Hudson Valley Wine Renaissance
Timothy Buzinski
WHILE MANY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY have been enjoying the boom in local craft beer, craft spirits and, of course, craft cider, subtle but no less significant changes are a
Smart Alec Shandy
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Recipe by Collin Bringman / Photos by Colleen Stewart Ingredients 1 ounce Raspberry-Blackberry Puree 1 ounce Lemongrass Syrup 2 ounces lemonade 1 12 ounce bottle Smart Beer Raspberries and blackberries, for
The Hail Mary
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Collin Bringman, Reckless Remedies / Photo by Colleen Stewart Ingredients 1 ounce Cranberry Puree 1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice 1/2 ounce Walnut Puree 1 1/2 ounces 1857 Vodka Orange zest,
A Toast to the Holidays
Timothy Buzinski
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR for those large and small gatherings with family and friends that happen all too infrequently much of the rest of the year. One traditional
Autumn at Awosting
Valley Table Staff
Collin Bringman, Reckless Remedies / Photo by Colleen Stewart Ingredients 3 ounces fresh pomegrante juice 1/2 ounce honey-ginger syrup Whitecliff Vineyard’s Awosting White Honeycomb, for garnish (optional) Honey-Ginger Syrup 1/2 cup honey
Beacon’s Bad Pun Cider
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Collin Bringman, Reckless Remedies / Photo by Colleen Stewart Ingredients 3 ounces local apple cider 1 ounce Denning’s Point Beacon Bourbon 2 ounces Bad Seed Cider’s Ginga Roots hard cider Pinch
The Craft of Craft Brewing
Timothy Buzinski
World-class beer is being brewed in every county in the Hudson Valley, a brewing resurgence riding the tide of what has come to be known as craft beer. With origins
New Rule: No Rules
Steven Kolpan
RECENTLY, I CHECKED IN WITH MY dentist for a cleaning and checkup. As usual, Mary Ann, the dental hygienist, chatted with me as she cleaned my teeth, and inevitably the
The French Paradox at 20
Steven Kolpan
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, Timothy, on the advice of his mentor, St. Paul, instructed, “Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often
The Path Now Taken: Exploring New Wine Choices
Steven Kolpan
ENJOYING YOUR FAVORITE WINES WITH your favorite foods is one of life’s true pleasures. You can count on the wines you like to stimulate all of your senses, to provide
