In 2017, ready-to-drink cocktails became a thing. Then, the pandemic pressure cooker catapulted the segment into overdrive. The Oregon-based team behind 2 Towns Ciderhouse joined in grabbing the steering wheel and pushed hard on the accelerator, releasing Craftwell Cocktails, a line of apple wine-based cocktails made with real fruit. Prioritizing taste above all else, the ready-to-drink Craftwell cocktails rely on the expertise developed over a dozen years using real fruit to make their cider. The initial launch featured four distinct flavors — Pineapple Margarita, Grapefruit Paloma, Blueberry Cosmo, and Strawberry Margarita — served in cans. Similar to its canned cocktail line, the Top Shelf series is crafted in the Pacific Northwest with selected ingredients and a 20.5-percent ABV. Today, Peaks & Pints presents a taste of Craftwell Cocktails Top Shelf with an in-house flight we’re calling Peaks and Pints Cider Flight: Craftwell Cocktails Top Shelf.
Peaks and Pints Cider Flight: Craftwell Cocktails Top Shelf
Craftwell Cocktails Top Shelf Classic Cosmo
20.5% ABV
The Cosmopolitan, a cocktail made famous by the sassy, serially unattached women on HBO’s Sex and the City, is a combination of vodka, Cointreau and splashes of lime and cranberry juices. Craftwell Cocktails’ version weaves together vibrant cranberries with key lime to form a balanced, tangy, and delightful gem of a drink.
Craftwell Cocktails Old Fashioned
20.5% ABV
There’s no doubt that the Old Fashioned cocktail stands the test of time. Despite tracing its origins all the way back to the late 1800s, the traditional cocktail is a simple one, made with bourbon or rye whiskey, a bit of sugar, a splash of water, a few dashes of Angostura bitters, garnished with an orange twist and/or Luxardo cherry. Craftwell Cocktails’ version is made with sweet orange zest mingling with bourbon aromas.
Craftwell Cocktails Signature Margarita
20.5% ABV
Salt, sugar, or nothing? Rocks or blended? Straight or flavored with mango, guava or some other tropical fruit that epitomizes warm beaches, blue seas, and palm trees? What other drink gives you so many choices and so quickly recalls lazy summer evenings than the margarita, a perfect balance of sweet and tart, ideal for a steamy day. Craftwell Cocktails’ version layers bright fresh Mexican key lime aromas with a kiss of sweet orange, followed by an underlying earthy sweetness of agave.
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