Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries

12/24/2017

Merry Christmas from Paw Paw’s! A big thank you for everyone’s support of our organic cocktail cherries from B.C. Have a caramelized cherry cane cocktail this weekend!

10/12/2017

The Manhattan is one of the few classic drinks where the cherry is an ingredient and not a garnish. It imparts its flavor into the booze and vice versa, which is why you should always leave it for last - and be sure that it’s a good one. Paw Paw’s are hand-pitted with stems on and steeped in caramelized cane and organic cherry juice. They look and taste delicious. Enjoy the Southern version of the Manhattan here. https://www.pawpawscocktailcherries.com/paw-paws-cocktails/

10/12/2017

At 4:30 pm sharp, Paw Paw replaced a sugar cube with a generous teaspoon of his cherry-cane syrup for his Old Fashioned. Inspiration for the day. Here’s the recipe. https://www.pawpawscocktailcherries.com/paw-paws-cocktails/

01/17/2017

"You can't make a fine cocktail without 'good ice.'"

Here's Paw Paw's for the Old Fashioned and the Boulevardier cocktail (Manhattans are served up and with a very different kind of ice).

Basically, the ice needs to be wet enough to pack down tightly and only loosen up once the booze hits it.

Your cocktail cherry shouldn't touch the bottom of the glass.

01/05/2017

Didn't get a chance to get Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries inaugural 2016 batch? Well, guess what? These fine establishments in Vancouver, British Columbia and New Orleans, Louisiana can help you out. They bought up our last remaining batches.

- Welk's General Store - Main St., East Van
- The Modern Bartender - East Pender, Downtown Van
- Sips - East Broadway, East Van

You can also check out The Arbutus Club Bistro in Shaughnessy, Vancouver. They make a mean "Paw's Manhattan." If you're in Louisiana, visit the Red Dog Diner and The Rum House in Uptown, New Orleans, Louisiana. They make delicious food and drink.

12/24/2016

ONLY 14 hours to go for Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherry campaign on Kickstarter!

We sold out of our 2016 small batch but as a Kickstarter exclusive, we have first orders on our 2017 jars.

If you pledge today, we'll shoot you over a digital Christmas card, which you can use while the actual jar o' deliciousness ships to you.

Thanks to everyone who supported Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries - a crazy adventure by yours truly into craft cocktail cherry making.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/489536111/paw-paws-cocktail-cherries

Premium organic cocktail cherries steeped in cherry syrup and Louisiana heritage. Designed to make your cocktail look and taste better.

12/15/2016

Y'ALL LOOK! One of the best specialty stores in Vancouver now sells Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries! Keep fighting the good fight, Modern Bartender

10/21/2016

Paw Paw's "Original" cocktail cherry.

This is the one that started it all. Inspired by and infused with cane molasses from Louisiana, this cocktail cherry IS the one. A couple spoonfuls of Original syrup add depth and maturity to an Old Fashioned. The cherry radiates flavor and commands attention in every fine cocktail. Enjoy.

10/21/2016

Paw Paw's "Boulevardier" Cocktail Cherry.

Inspired by the classic cocktail that bears its name, Boulevardier cherry syrup is marinated with large wedges of freshly sliced oranges. The cherry introduces welcome citrus notes to any cocktail and dessert.

10/21/2016

Paw Paw's "Amaretto" Cocktail Cherry.

This one, in a nutshell, features a subtle roasted almond flavor in addition to cherry. It adds complexity to a cocktail, especially the Manhattan.

10/14/2016

"A fine drink deserves a fine cherry," boasted Paw Paw before ceremoniously dropping one of his own into his daily Old Fashioned.

We couldn't agree more, which is why we built Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries, a company dedicated to ensuring that every premium cocktail is elevated with premium ingredients.

Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries starts with what else? A story and a cherry.

Paw Paw was born and raised a country gentleman in Southern Louisiana, son of a sheriff's deputy in East Baton Rouge Parish. There were plenty of prohibition era cocktail recipes to enjoy, but gentlemen then preferred and drank straight bourbon whiskey. And Paw Paw - as much as the Great Depression could afford - was raised a Louisiana gentleman.

Cherries were a rare and premium fruit back then, especially in the South. They were even rarer aboard a Navy Destroyer ship crisscrossing the Pacific Ocean, where Paw Paw served during World War II. When he got back from the War, he was shaken, but not stirred from his love of a fine cocktail served on a porch swing and with a tender conversation. He had seen first hand that "there ain't no pockets in them [funeral] shrouds," and resolved to live, eat and drink fully until his time came. That meant that even the little things mattered, like how you made and what you put in your drink.

An Old Fashioned aficionado, every time Paw Paw got his hands on a group of cherries, he'd treat them like the crimson gold they were, and use every essence of the fruit to ensure they were "steeped in the finest cherry syrup imaginable." His Louisiana heritage syrups were delicious. And soon, family and neighbors would be replacing brown sugar cubes in their Old Fashioneds with Paw Paw's cocktail cherry syrup, a tradition that sadly scattered as Paw Paw and Maw Maw aged and then passed many years ago.

It wasn't until a chance summer trip to the orchards of Okanagan, British Columbia in 2015 did Paw Paw's grandson begin to resurrect Paw Paw's cocktail cherry recipe. Supported by the family, and bolstered by the explosive growth of craft spirits and beer, Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries was born - in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

For our first batch of Paw Paw's Cocktail Cherries, we used a lovely, organic, hand-picked and pitted, red, sweet, late harvest, Van cherry from Sundance Farms, British Columbia.

Over 10,000 cherries from Sundance were delicately prepared with the stems intact and the cherry left unbruised. Fresh organic cherry juice simmered with cane molasses make the syrup for Paw Paw's "Original" Cocktail Cherry flavor. In addition, there's the Boulevardier, with an aromatic orange press flavor, and the Amaretto, cooked with roasted almond - perfect for Manhattans. All three syrups preserve their cherry shine and taste delicious. We hope you'll enjoy them with your fine drink, just as much as he did.

Life is short and precious. Take the time to enjoy the little things and if you're going to do something, do and enjoy it right. "There ain't no pockets in them shrouds!"