Rolling Still Spirits
Rolling Still Spirits is located in downtown Taos but distributing their product all over the state. They utilize organic maize for the vodka and infuse it with New Mexico grown ingredients like Red Chile, Green Chile, Pecan, and Lavender.
Check them out here. I can’t wait to take a trip up to Taos to try some of their own cocktails at Rolling Still’s lounge.
For ABQ Natives, I picked up my bottle for $30, downtown at Moonwalk Bar. Here’s where you can order your bottle, along with other local beers and spirits.
Taos Mule
This is the most festive little local drink. Instead of a Moscow Mule with regular old vodka, I subbed in this New Mexican vodka and named it a Taos Mule. Lavender is my favorite, so naturally, this lavender vodka is my new obsession. Hopefully you'll love it too. If you can't get your hands on a lavender vodka, fear not, you can always infuse culinary lavender into the blackberry syrup and use regular vodka. If you don't like blackberries, try another berry or flavor that would pair well with lavender! Strawberries, blueberries, lemon, more ginger, rosemary, sage. Anyway, all you really need to make a Taos Mule at home is: Lavender, Ginger beer, Vodka.Cheers, drink safely!
Ingredients
- Rolling Still Lavender Vodka
- 1 16 ounces of ginger beer Crabbies is the very best!! I couldn't find it, but any will work.
Blackberry Simple Syrup
- 16-20 frozen or fresh blackberries
- 3 tbsp raw sugar (any sugar will work, this is my favorite)
- 1/2 cup water (You can use as much or as little water as you'd like, the flavor of the blackberries is still there. Just remember to add more sugar as you increase the water amount.)
Garnish
- Rosemary
- Blackberries
Instructions
Blackberry Simple Syrup
- In a saucepan, on low-medium heat, warm up 16-20 blackberries for 1 minute.
- Add sugar over the top, this will help release all of their juices. Turn up the heat, and allow to come to a rolling boil, stirring frequently.
- After about a minute, add your water. Once that comes to a rolling boil, add your sugar. Keep stirring and adding water and sugar until desired consistency.
Drink Assembly
- I don't want to tell you how much booze to put in your drink! There's no wrong way to combine drink ingredients. Make it as boozy or as mild as you'd like. If you really want me to suggest how to go about this, proceed to the next step.
- Using a shot glass as a measuring cup, pour two lavender vodka shots into your copper mug, then add 3/4 cup of ginger beer. And finally add 1-2 tablespoons of blackberry syrup.
- Stir well and taste to make sure you like it. The best part of making drinks at home is that you can keep adjusting it.
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