CaliforniaCommon Ground Spirits Blog August 2024
We’re heading into the last glorious gasp of the summer with an easy muddled fruit cocktail, oodles of California gin tastings, and four fabulous food festivals that you’ll want to get tickets for asap! Read on for all the goodness!
Atlanta Food and Wine Festival
We’ll be pouring and hanging with some of the best-of-the-best in the culinary and spirits world from September 12-15 at the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival!
Grab your tickets and come say hi!
San Diego Spirits Festival
The 15th annual San Diego Spirits Festival will be held this year at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla, CA, October 19th and 20th! Come on down and pair your gin tasting with some of the best art in the country!
Get your tickets HERE!!
BOWS Fest
BOWS Fest (the Black Owned Wine and Spirits Festival) is back for its 8th year celebrating excellence, creativity, and achievement in the Black wine and spirits community! We look forward to this event every year, and we hope you’ll join us there in Washington, DC, on October 5th!
Chefs For Equality
We are honored to be pouring gin in D.C. at the Chefs For Equality fundraising event sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign on October 30th!
Over 150 top chefs, pastry chefs, and mixologists from the D.C. area will tantalize your taste buds while you dance the night away in support of our LGBTQ+ community.
Upcoming September Tastings
Eataly San Jose (Westfield Valley Fair), September 14
From 12-4pm
Whole Foods San Ramon, September 14
From 4-7pm
Whole Foods Santa Clara, September 15
From 4-7pm
Total Wine Almaden, September 21
From 9:30am-12:30pm
Total Wine Pleasanton, September 21
From 9:30am-12:30pm
Total Wine San Jose (Stevens Creek), September 21
From 12:30-3:30pm
Whole Foods San Jose (Stevens Creek), September 22
From 12:30-3:30pm
Total Wine Pleasant Hill, September 28
From 9:30am-12:30pm
Total Wine Daly City, 28th
From 9:30am-12:30pm
Total Wine San Mateo, September 28
From 3:30-6:30pm
Arizona
Total Wine Phoenix (Tatum), September 21
From 12-3pm
Total Wine Glendale, September 21
From 3:30-6:30pm
Total Wine Phoenix (Tatum), September 21
From 12-3pm
Total Wine Scottsdale, September 28
From 12-3pm
Total Wine Phoenix (Camelback), September 28
From 3:30-6:30pm
Cherry Berry Gin Spritz Recipe
Serves 1
Julian concocted this Cherry Berry Gin Spritz recently and it was so good, he had to share it! Firstly, it’s easy—a little muddling and the usual quick shake and strain, and you’ve got yourself a gorgeous, punch-like drink. Secondly, it’s versatile—play with whichever summer fruits look best and ripest at the market. It’s hard to go wrong here. Thirdly—wait, nope, that’s it! Muddle, shake, strain, enjoy, REPEAT!
Cheers to the end of summer!
Ingredients
4 whole ripe cherries, stems removed
1 whole ripe strawberry (no need to remove the hull)
½ small lemon (or 1 quarter large lemon)
2 oz Common Ground Spirits Gin Recipe 01 (basil and elderflower)
1 1/2 oz Pekut & Carwick Vin d’Orange or similar orange liqueur
¼ oz simple syrup
Soda water
- Add the cherries, strawberry, and lemon to a large cocktail shaker and muddle until fruit is well crushed.
- Add ice to the shaker, then add the gin, Vin d’Orange, and simple syrup, and shake well.
- Double strain into whatever fun, summery glass is at hand, top with soda water (we like about 2 ounces), garnish with a slice of fruit and enjoy!
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