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 We've been getting a lot of inquiries regarding Halloween cocktails.   What a great night for cocktails.  Whether you are dressed up in your favorite costume attending an adult party or hanging out with the neighbors and handing out treats to the kids, Halloween is tailor made for cocktails.

We will begin this series with a simple cocktail.   We call it the Halloween Orange Crush.  This cocktail is easy to make in large quantities.

1 part Indiana Vodka
1 part triple sec (or for a twist, Grand Marnier)
4 parts Orange Crush brand soda.

Combine ingredients and serve over ice.  Garnish with some orange peel or candy corns on a toothpick if you wish.

If you want to get fancy, pour the combined ingredients into a punch bowl and add some scoops of vanilla ice cream instead of ice.

Cheers!

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We were pouring samples last night at the Indy Chamber of Commerce's Schmooza Palooza. What a great time. This annual event that is part party and part trade show is held on the floor of Conseco Fieldhouse. In addition to pouring samples at our booth, Indiana Vodka was at all the bar locations. Thanks to the Conseco staff for making it such a success.

Also, thanks to everyone who stopped by and chatted about Indiana Vodka.

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 My fellow distiller and friend Jonathan Foresterhas an interesting recipe for tonic water. We tried this last weekend and it is frankly awesome. Vodka & Tonic never tasted so good. Here is the recipe

Ingredients:
32 oz water
7 whole, crushed, Key Limes weighing 120 grams, just over 4 fluid ozs, juice and rinds separated. (if you can't find key limes, use regular limes and squeeze out 4 ozs.)
1/2 tsp or 2 grams powdered Star Anise
3 tsp or 6 grams ground Sumac Berries
1/2 tsp Vietnamese Cassia
1/2 tsp Ceylon Cinnamon
1/4 tsp clove
1/4 cup or 50 grams Citric Acid (sometimes called Sour salt)
1 tsp or 8 grams kosher Salt
1/4 cup or 22 grams (about 1 oz) chopped Cinchona Bark (Quinine bark)

2.5 cups cane sugar (if you use caster sugar adjust down appropriately)

Put all the ingredients except the Key Lime rinds and the sugar in a sauce pan and bring it to boil, then simmer 20 minutes. Next add the limes rinds and simmer 20 more minutes. Then filter the liquid hot through double coffee filters, twice. This makes approximately 16 ozs of liquid. Finally, add the cane sugar to the hot liquid in a closed jar, which should top off at just under 32 ozs and shake to dissolve the sugar.

Add this syrup to your Indiana Vodka 1 part syrup to 2 parts Indiana Vodka and stir to combine. Then add 2 parts club soda and ice. Garnish with some extra key lime wedges.

If you have access to a soda siphon, then you can add the syrup to water to make your own tonic water (1 part syrup to 2 parts water, or to taste).

Okay, so you are asking yourself where you can get Quinine Bark. Well, here, or Google it. Just make sure you use the actual herb and don't buy capsules or powder.

Cheers!

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The Muncie Starpress published an article about Indiana Vodka. (sorry link is now dead)

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Indiana Vodka was recently profiled on indy.com. 

Indiana Vodka, produced at Hobson’s small Far-Northside distillery, is available at nearly 400 retail outlets around the state. Hobson has been introducing the hand-crafted vodka to the public this summer, conducting tastings, offering samples at liquor stores, bars and restaurants, and attending events such as Chicago’s National Restaurant Association Show in May and Evansville’s Southern Indiana Beer, Wine and Spirits Festival in August.

Check out the whole article here.

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Great article in the Indianapolis Star on Wednesday about Indiana Vodka and Heartland Distillers. (sorry link is now dead)

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Join us on Thursday, September 24th for Vine & Table's Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival. This event is being held at the Montage at Allison Point from 6:30 to 9:00pm.

This event is sure to be big and lots of fun. We will be tasting Indiana Vodka and serving an exciting cocktail. We will also be sampling test batches of our new gin.

There will be a silent auction benefiting breast cancer research as well as an extensive buffet. Our friends from North Shore Distillery will be in town for the event. There will be dozens of single male scotch makers represented. Add in absinthe, tequila, liqueurs, and other whiskeys and this event is sure to be fun.

Tickets are $50 ($35 for designated drivers) and must be purchased ahead of time at Vine & Table or online at www.vineandtable.com.

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