Will Richey has built a group of unique and inventive restaurants in downtown Cville, all with excellent food and outstanding beverage programs, all focused on authentic and high quality ingredients. This fall, The Alley Light, […]
Appalachian Appleseed
“Appalachian Appleseed” From Charlottesville’s Heirloom restaurant in the Graduate Hotel 3 oz Foggy Ridge First Fruit Cider 1.5 oz Laird’s Old Apple Brandy 3 dashes Cardamom Bitters ½ oz fresh lemon juice 1 oz ginger […]
Rappahannock
Travis Croxton’s Rappahannock River Oysters is top on my list. Travis and his cousin Ryan revived their grandfather’s oyster business with a modern improvement—sustainable oyster farming rather than the old fashioned method that damaged breeding […]
Lucky Restaurant’s Winning Cider Cocktail & More
Lucky Restaurant’s Colonel Pippin Cocktail 1 ounce Mellow Corn 1 ounce Foggy Ridge Pippin Gold 1/2 ounce Yellow Chartreuse 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 2 dashes Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters Mix ingredeints in […]
Authentically Fall at Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen
With Wendy’s offering an Artisan Egg Sandwich, authenticity in the kitchen isn’t always obvious. But when I see a farm stand with local produce outside a busy restaurant in Greensboro, NC, I know I’m in […]
The Accidental Bartender meets Pippin Gold
I get really anxious when someone hands me a sample of something and says, “What do you think?”. My anxiety comes from two things. One, like any normal person, I like the things I like. […]
Apple Margarita
Ingredients 1.25 oz El Jimador Tequila .75 oz Foggy Ridge Pippin Gold Apple Port 2 oz sour mix (housemade please, see below) Apple garnish (see below) Seasoned salt for rim (see below) Add tequila, pippin […]
New Jersey Cocktail
Ingredients ¾ oz Carriage House Apple Brandy 1 sugar cube 3 dashes Angostura bitters 4 oz Foggy Ridge First Fruit Cider Pour brandy into a Chammpagne flute. Add sugar cube and bitters. Fill with cider. […]
