One of the most popular cocktails on our current menu was inspired by the Moroccan spice blend, ras el hanout. A ras el hanout syrup layered with orange, lemon, spirit, and orange blossom water makes for a cocktail that's crowd pleasing and sophisticated at the same time. Spicy but not too spicy, fruity but not too fruity. Now we are sharing the secrets to making "Morocco's Modern Life" so you can make it at home:⁣⁣ Ras el hanout syrup: combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 Tbs. ginger, 1 Tbs. allspice, 2 tsp cloves, 1/2 Tbs. black peppercorns, and 1 tsp. red pepper flakes in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and cool for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer and chill.⁣⁣ To make the cocktail: add 1 oz. ras el hanout syrup, 1.5 oz Lake Superior Vodka or Cedar Gin, 2 oz. fresh orange juice, 3/4 oz. lemon juice and 2 drops orange blossom water to a tall, ice-filled glass. Stir gently to combine, then top with soda water. Garnish with fresh mint. ⁣⁣ #craftcocktail #cocktailrecipe #vikredistillery #spicy #culinarycreativity #imbibegram
Today! At Vikre! Will you be our Valentine? #valentinesday #veryvikrevalentines #fortheloveofvelvet
Love is, well, lovely. But, the love of velvet, now that is sensational!!! So, don your best velvet jumpsuit and blazer (or not, it's up to you how soft you want to be), and join us for a very velvet Vikre Valentine's Day tomorrow. We'll be celebrating all things plush and cuddly with delectably, velvety smooth cocktail specials and general merriment all Thursday evening. #valentinesday #velvet #vikre #negroni #vikredistillery
"Each of us has an up north. It’s a time and place far from the here and now. It’s a map on the wall, a dream in the making, a tugging at one’s soul. For those who feel the tug, who make the dream happen, who put the map in the packsack and go, the world is never quite the same again. We have been Up North. And part of us always will be.” -the amazing Sam Cook as quoted from his book "Up North." 🌲I vividly remember writing out this quote in permanent marker on a piece of brown craft paper, decorating it with small drawings of pines and birch, and tucking it into my luggage when I left Duluth to go to college. I tacked it up on my dorm room wall and frequently read it to myself to assuage my homesickness. It traveled with me to all my apartments until we finally moved back to Duluth. 🌲We often talk about terroir when we talk about our spirits. The idea of conveying the nature and culture of a place through flavors. But as much as any specific local ingredient or particular bit of the landscape, we try to convey the essence of being in your own personal "up north" into our gin, aquavit, whiskey and vodka. To make each sip transport you, whether you are already up north, or feeling the tug. #upnorth #onlyinmn #vikredistillery #boldnorth #lakesuperioritycomplex #madebythelake #upnorth