Non-Alcoholic Bev

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  Worldly Hot Chocolate

  BY:Josh and Brent

  Is is possible to improve upon something as perfect as a cup of hot chocolate? We think so. Take a trip around the world in a cup of hot chocolate with these recipes inspired by the flavors of the places we’ve been:

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  Black Currant Cordial

  BY:Josh and Brent

  There are three types of people in the world: those that love black currants, those that hate black currants, and those that have never tried black currants. In America, the majority of folks probably fall into the last category. As hosts of White Pine Rust disease which threatened the lumber industry, black currant bushes were [...]

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  Beekman 1802 Iced Tea

  BY:Josh and Brent

  We’ve tried many times to capture “summertime” in a glass, but nothing comes closer than a refreshing iced tea on a hot, sunny day.  Josh’s mom was a purist—ice, tea, and some lemon juice.  From the south, Brent’s family made tea that was syrupy sweet. When two world’s collided at Beekman Farm, the result was [...]

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  Tea Party

  BY:Ross

  Hong Kong is a great place to start an exploration of tea and there is no better place to start than at the Peninsula Hotel. I wish I had started there, but I didn’t. I started at one of the oldest Dim Sum restaurants in Kowloon (the mainland side of Hong Kong harbor). I had [...]

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  Sympathy for Tea

  BY:Ross

  Greetings from the North Pole. I’m not joking. That’s where I am as I write this. Well, thirty-five thousand feet above the Pole, actually, on my way from New York to Hong Kong. I’m taking a long-postponed vacation and going to China for a couple of weeks (Dr. Brent makes me work on vacation, too). [...]

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  Lilac Simple Syrup

  BY:Josh and Brent

  A Simple Recipe for  A Simple Syrup Ingredients: 2 cups of water 1/4 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of lilac florets  (the fun part is burying your nose in the blossoms to choose the most fragrant ones) Instructions: Put all ingredients into a sauce pan Bring liquid to a boil then turn down the heat [...]

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• Apple Pressing

  BY:Josh and Brent

  We’re sharing a video HowToo this week of the Great Annual Beekman Apple Cider Pressing. Come along with us to Sharon Orchards in Sharon Springs where the 12 bushels of Beekman Farm windfalls are pressed into cider on their antique cider press. If you like your apple cider with a kick, see what Ross has [...]

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