{"id":5801,"date":"2013-11-11T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T18:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5801"},"modified":"2013-11-08T10:53:43","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T18:53:43","slug":"cocktail-corner-grandma-tommies-apple-pie-liqueur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=5801","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Grandma Tommie’s Apple Pie Liqueur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ian Cutler, courtesy photo<\/p><\/div>\n

A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! by Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I’m sure some super-organized hosts already have their menus color coded and the ink is dry on their calligraphy place cards. To those people I say, “thanks for making the rest of us look bad” … and to the rest of us I say: “forget struggling over the crust: \u00a0Grandma Tommie’s Apple Pie Liqueur<\/a> is the best apple pie you’ve ever had in your life!”<\/p>\n

I’m not kidding!<\/p>\n

I was hooked from the first sip of this spicy, cinnamon-tastic, delicious liqueur from Cutler’s Artisan Spirits<\/a> (the tasting room and distillery is at 137 Anacapa St., Suite D, in the heart of Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone). Seriously, it’s even better than dessert, and I don’t say that very often.<\/p>\n

\"Cutler's<\/a>As Ian Cutler<\/a> explained when I visited the tasting room a while back, the flavor was inspired by his Grandma Tommie’s Apple Pie recipe (which had to have been out-of-this-world yummy). He starts with Cutler’s ultra premium extra smooth 7 times distilled Vodka, and adds fresh apple juice, certified organic whole vanilla beans, certified organic cinnamon and other spices to mimic that perfect fresh baked apple pie taste.<\/p>\n

Taste it at Cutlers’ Artisan Spirits, then mosey a few doors down to Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant<\/a> (131 Anacapa St., Suite B)\u00a0to buy a bottle (or two) \u00a0to take home and get into the spirit and “prepare” for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

(Click here <\/a>for an additional list of local places to purchase\u00a0Grandma Tommie’s Apple Pie Liqueur, as well as the fine establishments where Cutler cocktails are served.)<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for more cocktail corner columns.<\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara SEASONS Magazine<\/a> on November 8, 2013.<\/p>\n

\"Leslie<\/a>

Leslie Dinaberg<\/p><\/div>\n

When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes magazine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie considers herself a \u201cgoal-oriented drinker.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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