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Wild River Review.com – 03.17.10
I love Gelato. No, not the commercial products that sometimes clogs store shelves either… Yes, there are some brands that I do enjoy, Ciao Bella has always stimulated my taste buds-only made in small batches. They do it right on a national scale.
In comparison, they are a huge company with a major distribution network. Ciao Bella are in no way to be compared to Capogiro gelato company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Capogiro produces what I consider to be the best Gelato in America. True, I have not tried ever single Gelato in America, but no matter, their product is unique in the fact that it is truly a locavore product made with mostly local ingredients, made from scratch, nearly every day by people who truly love food.
I brought five pints back from Philadelphia the other day. Burnt Sugar, Fior de Latte, Turkish Coffee, Scuro (Black Chocolate), and the Sailor Jerry Rum. They should last a few days at least. (laughs)
Recently, I had a nice surprise. Laura Price from the Quaker City Mercantile sent me an email letting me know that my cocktail submission had won the February cocktail contest for Root with an entirely new recipe called the Zombie Root Carousel.
Concocted of Root Tea, Tuthilltown Rye Whiskey, Fee Brothers Rhubarb bitters, Luxardo Maraschino cherries (Italian sweet cherries) and Ginger ale.
It’s a potent little hand held cherry-bomb. Be careful lighting that fuse.
A quick update: Root is USDA Certified Organic Root Tea.
What is Root Tea? Back in the days before Root Beer (non-alcoholic) there were recipes for elixers that contained roots, herbs and other magical potions. Root tea was used for healing and for relaxation purposes. What followed was prohibition. Charles Hires (back in the day) took the original recipe for Root Tea, removed the alcohol, added carbonation and created a new recipe called Root Beer. Root Tea is not Root Beer. Root- from Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is not alcohol free. It weighs in at 80 proof. This product is not a sickly sweet liqueur, nor a vodka laden root beer flavored quaff. It is unique in every way. The original recipe dates back to the colonial period of American history and prior. As a plus, all the ingredients are USDA Certified Organic. That in itself caught my eye immediately. Manufactured by Modern Spirits Company in California, Root Tea is alone in the marketplace. No, you can’t go into a liquor store to buy it… Not yet anyway. If you don’t live near Pennsylvania, you can find it on the internet. Taste it, Root works great in a number of concoctions!
What about Tuthilltown? Well, for starters they are the first producer since prohibition of American Whiskey in New York State. That alone is reason enough to include them in the recipe, plus they produce in micro-batches just like Root.
What is a micro-batch? How about three gallons or fewer per batch. That is small production. Add to that hand numbered bottles of 375 ml. They are unique as Root Tea in the marketplace. I submitted the Zombie Root Carousel to Tuthilltown and they were kind enough to publish my recipe on their website!
Many thanks to Luz Reid at Tuthilltown in Gardiner, New York.
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Written by intern on 03/18/10
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