{"id":5056,"date":"2014-11-19T00:35:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T00:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=5056"},"modified":"2014-11-19T00:35:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T00:35:41","slug":"cider-craze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/?p=5056","title":{"rendered":"Cider Craze"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we sure love our ciders! From restaurant menus to pubs to the grocery store shelves, ciders are everywhere these days. There is even a new magazine called CIDERCRAFT<\/a> devoted to all things cider from reviews to cider-based cocktails.<\/p>\n

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\nThe website is still being developed
\nbut check out their Twitter @CidercraftMag<\/a> for hard cider news!<\/p>\n

From apple to cherry and pear to even chai, there are a lot of varieties to choose from. And with Thanksgiving coming, consider serving a hard cider with your holiday bird. Serving a dryer-style apple cider is a great alternative to white wine.<\/p>\n

Dryer ciders can be reminiscent of sparkling wine and makes for a tasty alternative to traditional bubbly. Perfect for a special toast or in your favorite champagne cocktail!<\/p>\n

One of my favorite recipes for a Spiced and Spiked Cider Sangria<\/strong> I created for an upcoming issue of CIDERCRAFT magazine combines the flavors of blood oranges, cinnamon, ginger, tequila, and cider to make a great crowd-pleasing punch!<\/p>\n

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\n Make sure to get a copy of the latest issue for this tasty recipe!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another favorite cider-inspired signature is the Ruby Rum Cider Cocktail<\/strong>. Rich Bacardi 8 rum, fresh squeezed ruby grapefruit, pomegranate juice and Schilling & Company\u2019s Chai Cider combine for a tasty fall cocktail.<\/p>\n

And for a fun party idea how about a cider tasting, ask your guests to each bring a different cider. Put a brown bag over each one and tie at the top. Before pouring, give each guest 3 ribbons to hang around the top of their favorites, taste, and then unveil to crown the cider winners.<\/p>\n

Cheers to sipping some cider! -Kathy<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen<\/a>\u00ae<\/p>\n

Ruby Rum Cider Cocktail<\/strong>
\nThis cider\u2019s warm spice notes play well with the rich flavor of Bacardi 8 rum and the tang of fresh grapefruit and pomegranate. For a crowd make a large batch by just switching the measurements from ounces to cups!<\/p>\n

Makes 1 cocktail<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 oz Bacardi 8 rum
\n1 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
\n1 oz pomegranate juice
\n4 oz (1\/2 cup) Schilling & Company\u2019s Chai Cider
\nGarnish: thin grapefruit wedge<\/p>\n

Fill a tall glass with ice. Measure in the rum, grapefruit and pomegranate juices. Top with cider and stir. Garnish with grapefruit.<\/p>\n

Recipe by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen\u00ae for CIDERCRAFT Magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we sure love our ciders! From restaurant menus to pubs to the grocery store shelves, ciders are everywhere these days. There is even a new magazine called CIDERCRAFT devoted to all things cider from reviews to cider-based cocktails. The website is still being developed but check out their Twitter @CidercraftMag […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11760],"tags":[852,3123,10627,2517,10632,305,608,5048,10633,10628,10629,859,7,11855,2987,508,11856,457,10634,1029,293,2658,3620,11865,980,983,1121,2010,2011,11859,10630,10631,2834,807,897,1133,1000],"class_list":{"0":"post-5056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-dishing-with-kathy-casey-blog","7":"tag-alcohol","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-bacardi-8-rum","10":"tag-beverage","11":"tag-chai-cider","12":"tag-champagne","13":"tag-cherry","14":"tag-cider","15":"tag-cider-tasting","16":"tag-cidercraft","17":"tag-cidercraft-magazine","18":"tag-cocktail","19":"tag-cocktails","21":"tag-drink","22":"tag-drinks","23":"tag-foodie-news","24":"tag-grapefruit","25":"tag-hard-cider","26":"tag-juice","27":"tag-kathy-casey","28":"tag-kathy-casey-liquid-kitchen","29":"tag-komo-news-radio","30":"tag-komo-radio","31":"tag-northwest","32":"tag-pacific-northwest","33":"tag-pear","34":"tag-pomegranate","35":"tag-pomegranate-juice","36":"tag-recipes","37":"tag-ruby-rum-cider-cocktail","38":"tag-schilling-company","39":"tag-sparkling-wine","40":"tag-thanksgiving","41":"tag-twitter","42":"tag-white-wine","43":"tag-wine"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5056\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}