Let's Drink!

For the fourth September in a row our home state is celebrating Virginia Distillers month. "It's 5 o' clock for 30 days," or, if you are at Stomping Ground, it's 5 o'clock somewhere (every day but Monday - sorry, you know we close for sanity day on Mondays).This month-long campaign supports the sale and education of Virginia's craft spirits. I also learned this year that it is the 400th anniversary of distilled spirits production in the U.S., which started in colonial Virginia with a batch of corn whisky in 1620!With our newly minted bar and newly minted bartender (have you met Brett?) we are celebrating with two very special events:  Thursday, September 19th we will be featuring a special, one night only, cocktail menu highlighting the moonshine of Richmond Distiller, Belle Isle. "Distilled from good times and 100% organic corn" their spirits are absolutely delicious and bring insane flavors to cocktails. No reservations necessary, just swing by anytime after 5:30pm on Thursday the 19th and grab a seat at the bar.  Thursday, September 26th we invite you for a special Chef's Tasting Menu paired with tasting cocktails featuring the highly awarded whiskies from Catoctin Creek Distilling Company. Reservations highly encouraged and can be found on our website.Brett will be paring cocktails with the following special menu from Chef Jamie: Country Pate, Toast Points Slow Roasted Eggplant, Yogurt, Spiced Green Sauce, Braised Lamb, Root Vegetable Puree, Red Wine Jus, Crispy Shallots, Banana Toffee Bread Pudding, Apple Cider Caramel, and Whipped Cream.If you can't make it to either of those nights, try and swing by on Sunday mornings and try one of our "Punch Pouches" -- aka adult Capri Suns. They are in in a word -- perfect.