*Currently, County Seats Spirits is offering to-go bottles of their vodka, whiskeys, rums and gin at both Valley locations. Help support a small business by grabbing a gift card now and treat your friends to a celebratory drink once the quarantine is over. Most recently, County Seat announced that they have shifted their resources to a good cause by offering hand sanitizer at their Easton Tasting Room.
The Crystal Springs cocktail at County Seat Spirits in Easton starts with infusing their own Zero-G Vodka with lavender. It is then mixed with luxury ingredients like Pinnacle Ridge Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine, elderflower syrup, chamomile buds, burnt sage and a real frozen amethyst gem.
As for the name? It was inspired by general manager Ryan Everett's love of golf. “Crystal Springs Golf Club is recognized as one of the finest golf facilities in the northeastern United States,” Everett says. “Crystal Springs is also considered the most challenging layout in New Jersey; therefore, everything about the cocktail is calming, cleansing and relaxing.” According to Everett, the sage is burned on the rim in a clockwise direction to cleanse stagnant energy and to help the drinker let go of emotional trauma (from hitting over par, maybe). Meanwhile, the frozen amethyst gem is a stone strongly associated with spirituality and contentment.
“I was a jewelry major at Kutztown University,” Everett says. “Amethyst has an inherent high frequency that purifies the aura of any negative energy or attachments and creates a protective shield of light around the body.”
Everett says that all of County Seat's cocktails are easy to recreate at home. “The cocktails may seem intense, but you can see from the list that to make Crystal Springs, the most difficult thing is to find quality lavender to infuse into the vodka,” he says. “Once found, put the desired amount of lavender into County Seats Spirits' Zero-G Vodka and let it sit for about 48 hours. Strain the lavender from the vodka and now you have a wonderful, naturally flavored lavender vodka.”
669 N. 13th St. Suite A104, Easton | 610.438.2531 | countyseatspirits.com
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