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Spring Sips + Cheese Picks
Refreshing mocktails muddled with in-season produce are matched with two imaginative cheeses from Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook, the most awarded cheesemaker in North America. Carr Valley Cheese’s Creama Kasa® is a rich triple-cream cheese with buttery and piquant notes, and their deliciously nutty, complex Gran Canaria®, a mixed-milk dream, won Overall Best USA Cheese Outright at the 2022 International Cheese & Dairy Awards. Each cheese pairing offers a spring fling of flavor that will have you buzzing big time (minus the booze).
Balsamic-Berry Spritzer
Ingredients
10 fresh blackberries
Ice
1 1/2 cups club soda (12 ounces)
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon simple syrup
Fresh thyme sprigs
Instructions
Muddle 5 blackberries in two highball glasses. Add ice. Pour club soda over tops. Drizzle each with half of the balsamic vinegar and simple syrup. Stir. Garnish with thyme.
Berries and Cream
Taste heaven when rich, triple-cream Carr Valley Creama Kasa® pairs with fresh blackberries and a sweet-savory balsamic twist. The soda bubbles contrast with the cheese’s creaminess, creating a bite that’s pure bliss. Salami roses add the finishing touch.
Ginger-Pineapple Spritzer
Ingredients
Ice
1/4 cup diced fresh pineapple
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
Pineapple juice
1 cup ginger beer (8 ounces)
Fresh pineapple wedges
Fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Fill two highball glasses with ice. Muddle the pineapple, basil and ginger in a cocktail shaker. Fill to the top with ice. Add pineapple juice; cover and shake until cold. Strain into the glasses. Top with ginger beer. Stir. Garnish with pineapple and basil.
Taste the Tropics
Fresh pineapple and pineapple juice in the spritzer amplify the sweet and fruity flavors of Carr Valley Gran Canaria®. The bubbles in the ginger beer cut through the cheese's richness and refresh the palate, while crisp ginger thins and dried pineapple brighten the bite.
