This fall, cozy up with Gallows Hill Spirits' Autumn in Granada cocktail, made with their own Soothsayer vodka, Limoncello di Piano and Cannellacello di Piano (cinnamon liqueur), and featuring Root Crafted's The Granada mixer.
Root Crafted mixers are made with all-natural, organic ingredients, so enjoying a cocktail doesn't have to be such an indulgence. One of Root's six mixer variations available, The Granada is healthful and antioxidant packed, made with pomegranate, lemongrass and a hint of orange. “It's our take on the Cosmo,” says Trish Lauden, co-founder of Root Crafted alongside Diane Aemisegeo. And while Root Crafted's mixers are designed to make easy, simple cocktails at home—in the case of The Granada, just add vodka and enjoy it up or on the rocks!—Lauden loves that their friends at Gallows Hill Spirits get inventive with their concoctions.
Their Autumn in Granada cocktail came to be the way they always do at Gallows Hill Spirits—a collaborative brainstorm between head bartender Elena Handley, salesperson Brian Stein and owner Bob Piano. And the distillery's collaboration with Root Crafted came just as naturally. Piano says they met at an event and just started mixing on site. Always looking to support his friends, Piano says they offer several local wines and beers at the distillery. “The rules are if I don't know the owner of a place, they're not on tap here,” he explains.
Gallows Hill Spirits recently took home eight 2019 wins in the international Bartender Spirits Awards. Piano says they entered eight spirits and all eight medaled. Though their gin received one of just 19 total golds awarded this year, Piano says, “I'm most proud of our limoncello,” which got silver and scored higher than Luxardo, one made in Italy.
The distillery honors Piano's maternal ancestry and his eight-times-great-grandfather Samuel Wardell, who was executed during the Salem witch trials. Piano regularly gives tours of the distillery, educating guests on the history of the trials and commemorating those who lost their lives. Piano pays homage to his father's side by naming their Italian liqueurs “di Piano,” which means “of the house of Piano.”
2200 S. 12th St., Allentown | 610.628.9445 | gallowshillspirits.com
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