Cooper’s Daughter: Craft Spirits & Cocktail Mixology

Cooper’s Daughter: Craft Spirits & Cocktail Mixology

Learn how to make great cocktails with farm-to-glass spirits

Type Virtual Tasting
Virtual platform
Tags craft spirits / ny state distillery / virtual tasting
Schedule
  • Live Online Zoom Broadcast 28 Apr, 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Overview

In this virtual tasting, we will get to know Olde York Farm/Cooper’s Daughter Spirits,  a woman-owned and family-operated distillery and cooperage located in Claverack, NY. The owner will demonstrate mixing two (2) delicious cocktails. Grain and fruit used for distillation are grown right on the property in the Hudson Valley to make seasonal batch spirits.

FULL OF HISTORY

  • The distillery is part of the historic Jacob Rutsen van Rensselaer House & Mill complex. Rensselaer also had his own distillery and cooperage circa 1805.
  • Today the distillery and cooperage resides in Rensselaer’s former carriage house.
  • Handmade barrels, made on-site, are used to age bourbon, whiskey, and brandy.

ACCLAIM & COCKTAILS

  • Cooper’s Daughter has received rave reviews and profiles in major media coverage, including NBC, The Washington Post, and Hudson Valley Magazine
  • They are one of the few craft distilleries in NY State that makes its own barrels for aging spirits.
  • On weekends, Cooper’s Daughter mixes and serves cocktails in their Cocktail Garden.

SPIRITS IN THE TASTING

  • Black Walnut Bourbon
  • Cacao Maple Vodka
  • Black Currant Liqueur

Get the selections here

SPECIAL OFFERS:

  • Buy a bottle get a bourbon pin
  • Buy 3 bottles get a t-shirt.
  • Buy 6 bottles get a sweatshirt

Use code “NYWE” in the special notes section with your order

CUSTOM COCKTAILS

In the session, owner Louise Newsome will show us how to make two (2) custom cocktails that are featured at the distillery tasting room:

  • Night Sky Sour: 2 oz Black Walnut Bourbon, 1/2 oz Black Currant Liqueur, 1/2 lemon
  • Darkness: 2 oz Cacao Maple Vodka, 1/2 oz Black Currant Liqueur, Chocolate Bitters