YOU KNOW YOU’VE MET a true mixologist when a salad inspires a cocktail.<\/p>\n
“It was just so good,” says Carrie Williams, food and beverage manager at the new Limelight Hotel Snowmass, “I knew I could re-create the flavors in a drink.”<\/p>\n
The salad sounds ordinary enough given the current culinary landscape: beets, goat cheese, candied ginger. But the drink \u2014 well-dubbed as Drop the Beet \u2014 is another story.<\/p>\n
Infused with beets for four to five days, the vodka lays the groundwork for this eye-catching red \u2013 well, actually beet-colored \u2013 libation. You taste the hearty root vegetable and then, quickly, your tastebuds twist with the ginger liqueur and citrus kick; the sugar rim brightens the entire experience<\/p>\n
Infusing spirits \u2014 tequila, brandy and more \u2013 is something Williams plans to bring to the Limelight as it becomes the cornerstone of Base Village’s apres-ski scene.<\/p>\n
“We want our menus \u2014 both drink and food \u2014 to match our clientele,” she says. “Here in Snowmass, that’s creative but not too far out there. We are creating an experience.”<\/p>\n
If Williams’ Drop the Beet is any indication, they are on the right track.”<\/p>\n
Libations was created by beloved Aspen Times publisher Gunilla Asher, who died June 2, 2014, after a brave battle with cancer. Cheers \u2014 to Gunner!<\/p>\n