Rose Gold Cocktail
A recipe by Jennifer Tyldesley, Canada
About Jenny
I started Free Pour Jenny’s in 2016, combining my interests in mixology, foraging, gardening, and alchemy.
I create small-batch, handcrafted cocktail bitters using homegrown and wild, foraged ingredients in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory (in northern Canada).
The boreal forest that surrounds Whitehorse is a perfect place for foraging for these amazing ingredients. My ingredients are hand-picked or grown in small amounts, and the bitters are then made with the fresh ingredients during the short growing season. As such, some flavours are seasonal and will be available in limited quantity.
What inspires you to use ingredients from the boreal forest?
The uniqueness of the ingredients inspires me. The fact that these ingredients are so unlike what you can find in a grocery store is motivating. It makes me feel more creative in finding uses for these beautiful and delicious things.
The history of this region inspires me. The fact that people have used these ingredients for such a long time, in a sustainable and meaningful way, is yet another reason to continue to forage and to discover new ways to incorporate the boreal forest’s diversity into our lives.
This is a stunning part of the world, and I hope you can visit. In any case, Free Pour Jenny’s bitters are truly the essence of the Yukon in a wee bottle!
Recipe
1½ oz Vodka
½ oz Crème de Cassis
3 dashes rose water
4 oz soda water
7 drops Free Pour Jenny’s Rosehip Bitters
Wild rose petals, fresh or dried
Combine all ingredients except rose petals in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a Collins or rocks glass filled with ice, and garnish with rose petals. Cheers!
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