"Forget the cafe latte, screw the raspberry iced tea
A…read moremalibu and coke for you, a G and T for me
Alcohol, alternative to feeling like yourself
Oh, alcohol, I still drink to your health"
(Barenaked Ladies)
We took a drive out to Connecticut's "Quiet Corner" to visit Watercure Farm and pick up a bottle of craft bourbon as a birthday present for a bourbon-loving friend of ours.
Watercure is a locally owned distillery that uses locally harvested ingredients to craft small batches of vodka, rum, whiskey, gin, bourbon, and brandy. Their website lists 20 different spirts, so they get pretty creative in the distillery.
Everything is made on site, and when I asked to take a look at the sparkling silver tanks where the magic happens, our host happily obliged.
They sell Apple Spice Flavored Rum, Vodka Flavored with Cucumber and Mint, Vodka Flavored with Strawberry and Rhubarb, Corn Vodka, Apple Vodka, Wheat Vodka, Shiitake Mushroom Flavored Vodka, Connecticut Corn Whisky, Barreled Aged- CT Corn Whisky, Connecticut Wheat Bourbon Whisky, Barreled Aged Gin, Gin, Rum, Brandy, McIntosh Apple Brandy, 1686 American Bourbon Whisky, Wolf Den Rye Whisky, 1701 Single Malt Whisky, Connecticut Bourbon Whisky, and Connecticut Barley Bourbon Whisky.
Pretty impressive, eh?
You can get a flight of four samples, or a mixed drink at their bar while you enjoy the super chill atmosphere in an old barn. We had a $14.99 flight of Cucumber and Mint Flavored Vodka, Apple Vodka, Apple Rum, and Strawberry Rhubarb Vodka (which we loved and was clearly our favored sample).
As for my bourbon loving buddy, we picked up a 200 ml bottle of CT Wheat Bourbon ($59.99), and when we mentioned it was destined to be a birthday present, our host lovingly wrapped it in plastic and tied it with a pretty white bow!
We had a wonderful experience out here in Pomfret Center, CT, and I bet you will too.