Did someone say dessert?
I'm going to keep this short and sweet today with a little post about dessert. What could be more dessert-y than Joe's Maplebar with Bacon drink "a' la voodoo". Maple syrup rim with bacon, bourbon with a splash of syrup and Godiva liquor. Think of a Manhattan with the Godiva playing the role of vermouth and the syrup as bitters. This cocktail was inspired by the delicious and decadent Voodoo Donuts Bacon Maple Bar, pictured above.
If that cocktail has just whet your appetite for the sweeter side of life, then how about dipping your spoon into pistachio gelato, with forgotten cookies, and a roasted fig? Our gelato is made in house using a pistachio paste produced specifically for gelato makers. The pistachios are hand selected in Sicily and produce a vibrant green color only found in that region of the world. The forgotten cookies are a crisp meringue cookie with nuts and chocolate. The name is explained by it's cooking method, where they are left in the oven (after being shut off) overnight.
A lovely dessert wine that pairs nicely with the gelato and cookies is the Andrew Rich Late Harvest Gewurztraminer. Wine Spectator rating 92 points for 2003 vintage.
According to Northwest Wine:
Andrew says: "Seduction in a bottle. Give in. You know you want to. Just give in."
"I hadn't tasted this wine much since it was bottled last spring, so when I brought a sip of it to my nose the other day I was astounded. Pure old-fashioned roses, just like the books say. Litchis? Perhaps, but certainly pineapple, guava, apricot, honey...The flavors are just as complex, the balance chronometer precise, the finish nearly endless. The eleventh(!) vintage of this wine may well be the best yet.
Well known and always highly rated, this is one of the Northwest's best dessert wines. Every vintage." - Jean
Read more about this sweet nectar here!
If that cocktail has just whet your appetite for the sweeter side of life, then how about dipping your spoon into pistachio gelato, with forgotten cookies, and a roasted fig? Our gelato is made in house using a pistachio paste produced specifically for gelato makers. The pistachios are hand selected in Sicily and produce a vibrant green color only found in that region of the world. The forgotten cookies are a crisp meringue cookie with nuts and chocolate. The name is explained by it's cooking method, where they are left in the oven (after being shut off) overnight.
A lovely dessert wine that pairs nicely with the gelato and cookies is the Andrew Rich Late Harvest Gewurztraminer. Wine Spectator rating 92 points for 2003 vintage.
According to Northwest Wine:
Andrew says: "Seduction in a bottle. Give in. You know you want to. Just give in."
"I hadn't tasted this wine much since it was bottled last spring, so when I brought a sip of it to my nose the other day I was astounded. Pure old-fashioned roses, just like the books say. Litchis? Perhaps, but certainly pineapple, guava, apricot, honey...The flavors are just as complex, the balance chronometer precise, the finish nearly endless. The eleventh(!) vintage of this wine may well be the best yet.
Well known and always highly rated, this is one of the Northwest's best dessert wines. Every vintage." - Jean
Read more about this sweet nectar here!
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