Fireweed Cocktails

Fire in the Hole

In a juice mason:
1 oz. Fireweed
Ice
Fill with rosemary lemonade
Garnish with spanked rosemary

To make rosemary lemonade: In a pot dissolve 4 cups sugar with 4 cups water. Bring to a boil. Turn off heat and add about 3 oz. fresh rosemary. Let steep for 30 minutes. Strain rosemary out of simple. Put simple into one-gallon container. Add 1 quart of lemon juice. Top container with water. Shake/stir well before serving. (Yields one gallon.)

Afterglow

In a rocks glass:
1 oz. Fireweed
1 oz. golden balsamic raspberry shrub
Stir
Add Ice
Top with sparkling soda
Garnish with fresh orange wheel and spanked rosemary

To make golden balsamic raspberry shrub: combine 6 oz. raspberry puree with 1 ½ oz. golden balsamic vinegar. Add simple syrup to taste, for desired sweetness. (Simple syrup not necessary if using “perfect puree” brand, which already has sugar added.) Shake to mix well before serving.

Firebrand Pass

In a shaker:
1 oz. Fireweed
1 oz. Spiced Cranberry Simple
1 oz. Citrus Mix
Ice
Shake and dump into glass
Top with Ginger Beer
Garnish with fresh cranberries, cinnamon, anise, or spanked rosemary

To make spiced cranberry simple: In a pot, heat 1 cup packed brown sugar, 1 cup raw sugar, 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen), 1 ½ cups water, 5 cinnamon sticks, and two star anise. Simmer for 20 minutes. Strain and cool for serving. (Yields about 16 oz.)

To make citrus mix: combine two parts orange juice to one part each of lime and lemon juices

Fireweed Old Fashioned

In a rocks glass:
Muddle orange wedge with teaspoon of brown sugar and two cherries (we usehouse whiskey-soaked cherries)
Add small scoop of ice
2 oz. Fireweed
Add splash of sparkling water, if desired
Top with 5 drops aromatic bitters