Jelly of the Month Club

Inspired by the Jelly of the Month Club and the Griswold Christmas tree, this versatile holiday cocktail combines botanical gin, Zirbenz, Pine Amaro, and Kirsch Liqueur—topped with soda water—for a festive, fir-forward bramble perfect for any jelly and any holiday mishap. (Recipe Below)

A certificate to the Jelly of the Month Club the name and inspiration of our second cocktail. The Jelly of the Month Club is a versatile cocktail for any type of jelly you happen to get for the month. This holiday cocktail is also inspired by the Griswold Christmas tree. Start with a base of a very botanical gin, Zirbenz, a Pine Amaro and a Kirsch Liqueur to bring in the flavors of a big, beautiful fir tree. Perhaps the tree the Griswold family had to pull from the ground at the Christmas tree farm, or the tree that he cut out of his neighbor’s yard after the cat burnt the first tree to the ground. Top with soda water to get a Griswold Christmas tree bramble a perfect aperitif after a Griswold dry turkey dinner.

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1 oz (30mL) Gin

.5 oz (15mL) Pine Amaro

.5 oz (15mL) Kirsch or Maraschino Liqueur

.75 oz (22.5mL) Jelly of the Month

Dropper Saline

2 oz (60mL) Club Soda

In a shaker tin, add 1 oz of your favorite gin, .5 oz of pine amaro, .5 oz cherry liqueur, .75 oz of your favorite jelly, and a pinch of salt. Add the spring and dry shake while dreaming about swimming pools then, uncover, pull out the spring, add ice and shake for 20 seconds until chilled. Strain into the chilled jelly jar with ice, top with club soda, express a lemon peel and tuck it in, serve with a straw.

Saline for Cocktails

2 oz (60mL) Distilled or Purified Water

1 Tbsp (15g) Fine Sea Salt

Combine in a jar and shake vigorously. Once salt is dissolved, pour into a dropper bottle.

St. Georges Terroir Gin

90 proof/45% ABV
St. George Spirits, Inc.
Intensely flavored gin of the forest floor. To achieve this flavor, a neutral spirit is made from wheat, rye or barley, then a unique distilling process to infuse flavor from a variety of herbs and spices including foraged Douglas Fir tips from a Mendocino County forest (California).
Amaro Montenegro

46 proof/23% ABV
Montenegro S.R.L.
Characterized as a bitter liqueur, it is a blend of sweet and bitter oranges, 40 different herbs, an no added sweeteners. The result is a mildly bittersweet liqueur with lightly vegetal and warming spice notes.
Mount Rigi Kirsch Liqueur

40 proof/20% ABV
Distillerie Mount Rigi Ltd
Mellow and sweet, this liqueur tastes of sweet cherries and light citrus. This kirsch liqueur is made from cherries that have been mashed and fermented then distilled. Botanicals and herbs are added to steep in the distillate then filtered and water from the Swiss Alps and sweeteners are added to balance the flavor and alcohol content.
Club Soda

Sparkling water is a great neutral mixer that will lower overall ABV while highlighting the flavor of the spirit. The effervescence adds a texture and interest of a drink while masking some of the bite associated with grain alcohol.
Jelly

Jelly, Jam, and Fruit butters are a great way to add concentrated and sweet fruit flavors to a cocktail and to allow for easy customization of flavors for a crowd.
Salt/Saline

Salt is a great flavor changer. It can balance sweetness and bitterness, smoothing out a cocktail. It can also enhance citrus flavor and acidity without the need for more acid. It is most commonly used in rimming cocktail glasses, but a sprinkle in the cocktail shaker can really impact a cocktail. Make it into a saline solution to enhance stirred cocktails.