Boardroom Spirits Launches C, Carrot Spirit at Aldine Restaurant

Just in time for the Easter Bunny

Boardroom Spirits and Aldine Restaurant celebrated the launch of C, a new to ‘market’  carrot spirit, appropriately on the first day of spring. C, distilled entirely from raw carrots,  is the second expression in Boardroom Spirits’ Periodic Table of Spirits, following ‘B’, a  beet distilled spirit.

C ($29.99) is sold at the Lansdale, PA Distillery (575 W. 3rd St., Lansdale) and is  available at Boardroom Spirits’ day cart at the Reading Terminal Market on Thursdays  and Sundays. Besides Aldine, other top Philadelphia restaurants and bars like Martha  and Harvest will also include the carrot spirit on their cocktail menus. C will roll out  nationally at the end of this month for purchase on Ezra’s.

Jennifer Sabatino and Chef George Sabatino, owners of Aldine

Guests at the spring fete enjoyed a variety of cocktails and bites all created from – you  guessed it – carrots. Distillery owners Marat Mamedov, Zsuzsa Palotas, and Vladimir  Mamedov were on hand to discuss the unique qualities of the new product and its  potential uses both behind the bar and in the kitchen. The friendly Lansdale-based  distillers invited everyone to learn more about C and their other spirits (award winning  vodka, rum, gin, and more) at their family-owned craft distillery.

If the Easter Bunny were a bartender, these are the drinks he would serve…

C-Sour (can be found at Aldine Restaurant in Philadelphia) (drink with umbrella)

1oz Boardroom Spirits C, 100% carrot spirit

1oz vodka

1oz ginger simple syrup*

1.25 oz lemon juice

egg white

Aldine’s bar manager Zeq Rudy served up creative C spirit  cocktails like the Raspberry Thyme Gimlet and C-Sour ($11 at Aldine).

Method:

• Combine C, ginger, simple syrup, lemon juice and egg white in a cocktail shaker
• Fill shaker with ice and shake vigorously
• Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass
• Garnish with sugar

*For simple syrup – heat equal parts water and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add grated fresh ginger to taste. Cool and store in refrigerator for one week.

Cassie Hepler, Ernest Owens and Jillian Wilson

Chef George Sabatino’s  Slow-Roasted Carrots with Whipped Ginger Yogurt were delicious and are available on  Aldine’s spring menu.

Whole Wheat Bread with Carrot Butter

Carrot Croquettes

Lea Thierman, Phila My Tummy and Lorraine Gimblett, Food Shelter Public Relations

Amiel Stan, Bon Apetit and Regan Stephens, Food&Wine

While carrot is the predominant flavor, the spirit has a gentle spiciness and slight sweetness. With many bars experimenting with carrot cocktails,