Sisters, Belinda Kelly and Venise Cunningham, founders of Simple Goodness Sisters, are sharing details about their ‘cocktail farm’. Jessica Vilchis learns how the first-generation farmers are bottling up the delicious fruits of their labor, and makes a cocktail using their apple pie syrup! Get details on their Cocktail Farm Club subscription and find the recipe to their “Apple Pie Collins” below.
**Apple Pie Collins Recipe**
1.5 ounces vodka
.25 ounces fresh lemon juice
1 ounce apple pie syrup
3-4 ounces club soda
-Shake in cocktail shaker with ice
-Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice
-Top with 3-4 ounces of club soda
-Garnish with dried citrus wheel and sage leaf
SUGGESTED QQQS:
1. BELINDA AND VENISE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! BELINDA, BOTH YOU AND VENISE USED TO HAVE CORPORATE JOBS, BUT YOU DECIDED TO QUIT TO START A MOBILE BAR COMPANY! WHAT INSPIRED THAT IDEA?
2. YOU’VE ESSENTIALLY CREATED A “COCKTAIL FARM” … VENISE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN EXACTLY?
3. YOU’RE BOTH FIRST GENERATION FARMERS, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT ONLY ABOUT 30% OF FARMERS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE WOMEN! WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST SUPRISING OR CHALLENGING THING ABOUT HAVING YOUR OWN FARM?
4. ALL RIGHT, YOU’RE GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE A COCKTAIL USING YOUR APPLE PIE SYRUP! NOT SURE YOU’D NEED TO ADD ANYTHING, THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS AS IS… BUT YOU’RE MAKING AN “APPLE PIE COLLINS”?
For more info, visit SimpleGoodnessSisters.com
Farming has been around for centuries. So why has it never occurred to anyone to start a farm that could be used solely for cocktails? Well, Venise and Belinda, the sisters behind Simple Goodness Sisters did have that thought. They created the Simple Goodness Cocktail Farm where, “as far as we can tell, [is] the world’s first exclusive cocktail farm.” They grow a variety of herbs, fruits and vegetables, and edible flowers with one goal in mind: to make delicious drinks for the aspiring mixologist. Simple Goodness Sisters products as well as items made for the Simple Goodness Soda Shop are all grown on this farm to ensure the old-fashioned recipes and techniques that have been passed on to them from family and friends are used and preserved in every drink. The brand also uses sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices to maintain the natural and organic flavors of all their products.
Interested in trying out some of their recipes or products? You can! They offer a cocktail farm club which is their version of a traditional cocktail mixer “wine club” membership. Each release allows the member to experiment with their libations through drink recipes, micro-batch mixers, garnishes, syrups, and other products grown on the cocktail farm so “you can become a garden to glass mixologist at home.” Each box has items that are members only products and limited release and are sent out every 3 months. If a membership is too much of a commitment, they offer single purchase items on their website as well. For more info you can visit them at www.simplegoodnesssister.com.
Farm is located in Buckley, WA. Items for purchase are on their website (www.simplegoodnesssister.com).
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