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Ginnimere: A Celebration of Spring $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$
“Nature’s first green is gold,
her hardest hue to hold.”
— from ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ by Robert Frost
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Our May Cheese Club Collection is a
Celebration of Spring.
As the ground thaws and the forsythia bushes bloom, we’re catching some of those golden glimpses,
growing greener every day.
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To welcome back our wildly popular, limited-edition Spring Ginnimere (washed with Barr Hill’s Gin, as opposed to the Tom Cat-washed version we featured in November’s collection), we’ve curated this exclusive cocktail-themed collection.
Featuring two of our bark-wrapped bombshells — Ginnimere and Harbison — plus mixed-milk mountain-style Highlander, True Tonic Syrup from Pratt Standard Cocktail Co., Barr Hill Raw Honey, an etched Barr Hill Japanese-style Jigger, and a Barr Hill Cocktail Recipe booklet, this box is sure to impress even the most masterful mixologist.
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Highlander, made with a blend of our cow milk and goat milk from our partners at Bridgman Hill Farm, is perfect for pairing with cocktails.
This nutty, savory cheese is sturdy enough to cushion the bold booziness of almost any spirit, and its grassy, herbaceous qualities match up perfectly with the botanical warmth of Barr Hill Gin particularly well. |
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Harbison, with its blue-green dappled spruce belt, tends to be the life of the party—it’s hard to compete with Ginnimere, but Harbison holds its own here. With its pudding-soft paste, subtle notes of vanilla and raspberry, and a long sweet-cream finish, Harbison is a little more subdued than its funky washed-rind cousin, but it’s just as delicious with a honeyed cocktail (or on a spoon). |
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Ginnimere — Spring Edition Caledonia Spirits makes their internationally-celebrated Barr Hill Gin using local botanicals & raw honey in their new, state-of-the-art facility in Montpelier, VT.
At once floral, resinous, & herbaceous, Barr Hill Gin offers both remarkable depth and balance. Like Winnimere, it possesses a true “taste of place.”
This special collaboration—Ginnimere—celebrates both Caledonia Spirits’ & Jasper Hill’s commitments to supporting Vermont’s working landscape. |
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We’ve always enjoyed pairing our cheeses with Barr Hill spirits & cocktails, but taking it to the next level by actually incorporating the gin into our affinage process was a wild dream that we just had to make come true!
Winnimere boasts a strong umami backbone that can stand up to bold botanicals, making it an ideal match for Barr Hill’s bright, juniper-forward gin.
The gin wash lends an extra layer of herbal, savory depth to the cheese, amplifying Winnimere’s typical oven-roasted-ham flavors. |
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Barr Hill ‘Cocktails of Note’
Recipe Booklet
This beautifully-illustrated booklet features Barr Hill’s favorite go-to cocktail recipes, along with the distillery’s origin story. We refer to this miniature mixology bible pretty much every time we find ourselves standing in front of our bar cart at home, thirsty and aimless… |
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Pratt Standard Cocktail Co.
True Tonic Syrup True Tonic Syrup is made with high-quality ingredients and zero high fructose corn syrup or artificial flavors. It’s made with the real source of quinine for an earthy, balanced bitterness—no synthetics here! The complex blend of spices and botanicals are carefully selected for quality and purity of flavor.
Photo: Pratt Standard
LEARN MORE ABOUT PRATT STANDARD COCKTAIL CO. |
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Barr Hill Jigger Want to know one of the simplest secrets to making an excellent cocktail? You’ve gotta get those proportions just right.
This jigger, as beautiful as it is functional, is here to help! Etched with the signature Barr Hill bee, this Japanese-style Jigger measures for .5 oz, 1 oz, 1.5 oz, and 2oz. |
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Barr Hill Raw Honey At Caledonia Spirits, raw honey is the distinctive ingredient in Barr Hill Gin, Tom Cat Gin, and Vodka - delivering botanical depth from fields of wildflowers foraged by the bees. One of nature’s sweetest treasures, the raw honey is never heated or pasteurized. The beneficial traces of pollen and propolis make it an ideal source for vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants. Featured in a cocktail or served as-is on a platter, this terroir-driven honey is the perfect match for our terroir-driven cheeses. |
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Please note: unfortunately, we cannot ship alcohol —the Barr Hill Gin featured in these photos is purely for illustrative purposes, and is not included in this collection.
To get your own bottle of Barr Hill Gin,
head to their online shop. Not all states allow for
alcohol delivery, so if you aren’t able to order online,
check in with your local wine & spirits purveyor.
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As Robert Frost put so very eloquently,
‘Nothing gold can stay.’ Spring Ginnimere, too, is but a fleeting, ephemeral thing of beauty…don’t miss this chance to try it for yourself before the season’s over!
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NEW: MONTHLY MEMBERS-ONLY CLUB COCKTAIL HOUR
We’ve decided to add a social component to our Cheese Club!
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Join us on the Friday of each month’s delivery week for an opportunity to mingle with fellow Club Members, pose questions to the Jasper Hill team, and show off whatever fabulous cheese plate, beverage pairing, or prepared dish you’ve created with your Club Kit! We’ll be featuring folks from our own cheesemaking, affinage, creative, and sensory teams, and as often as possible, we’ll invite representatives from our partnering brands to join us, too. Curd Nerds, unite! |
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MAY’S MEMBERS-ONLY COCKTAIL HOUR WILL TAKE PLACE ON
FRIDAY, MAY 14TH AT 6:00 EST. The main event for this exclusive experience will be a cocktail demo with Tory Pratt herself, founder of Pratt Standard Cocktail Co. We’ll also dig into the sensory qualities of each cheese included, delve deeper into how our collaboration with Caledonia Spirits works, and discuss how our Gin-washed Winnimere (Ginnimere) differs from its brine-bathed counterpart.
THIS EVENT IS ACCESSIBLE EXCLUSIVELY TO CLUB MEMBERS.
Once you sign up for the Club, you’ll get a card in your first delivery directing you to the Jasper Hill Virtual Clubhouse — where you’ll be able to access Club Cocktail Hour, current and past recipe and video content, and more!
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