I’ve realized over the years that I don’t experience the world quite the way most people do. I Don’t Just See Things – I Study Them Whether I’m walking through a European Christmas market, visiting a beautiful café, wandering through a botanical garden, or simply admiring the way afternoon light catches a glass on a […]
Some product ideas start with a trend, others with a memory. These two started with places that have been part of my life for years. New York City & Philadelphia have both played an important role for creative inspiration. Since I live between them, I have spent years working, learning, exploring, and finding inspiration in […]
Some of my favorite ideas begin as simple experiments. This week, I wanted to create a new flavor infusion with bright citrus and soft lavender, balanced with my (one of my favorite) Angostura bitter sugar. I infused the oranges, lavender & bitters with vodka, then added orange-mango juice before freezing the mixture to test the […]
One of the questions I get asked most is how I decide which products become part of the Craft Cocktail Infusions collection. The short answer? Nothing is ever set in stone. One of the things I enjoy most about owning a creative business is that every product begins as an idea. Sometimes it becomes exactly […]
One of my favorite parts of developing new products is watching an idea slowly become something tangible. Sometimes the very first version is close to what I imagined. Other times it takes dozens of small adjustments before everything comes together. These botanical tea lollipops are somewhere in the middle. The original inspiration came from a […]