FOOD & DRINK
Can-DO COCKtails Craft Cocktails in a Can By Heather L. King
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t’s a rare cocktail drinker who might find themself jealous of beer drinkers — until they want to enjoy their favorite mixed drink on the trail, on a picnic or just on the go. The distinctive sound of an aluminum can popping open for a refreshing reward at the top of the mountain, at a tailgate party or down a ski run, is the sound of a mission complete, the ultimate satisfaction, not to mention a more sustainable and lighter-weight item to carry. Fortunately, cocktail imbibers can now join the rest of their can-chugging crew to raise a toast and rejoice as a handful of local distilleries Sugar House Distillery are making canned Owner & Distiller: James Fowler cocktails for portable enjoyment.
Sugar House Distillery Newest in the canned cocktail mix is Sugar House Distillery, which uses its own vodka, rum and rye whiskey in their recently released first three flavors of 10% ABV canned cocktails. Find Raspberry Lemonade Vodka and Rasp-
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berry Whiskey Sour at 16 DABC outlets as well as the distillery. Vodka Tonic is sold exclusively at the distillery. All are $3.49 each for a 12 oz. slim can, equating to approximately two cocktails. Look for new flavors available at the distillery beginning in April: Whiskey
Cola, Rum Cola and Bloody Mary. Sugar House Distillery owner and distiller James Fowler worked with Thom Garwood of Garwood Ginger Beer to develop Sugar House’s flavors. “Thom was really a big part of putting these flavors together with me,” Fowler says. “He has a great palette and
