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TABLE Winter Gift Guide Food and Drink
The French concept of terroir has everything to do with letting the character of the land, with its wind, rain, snow and sunshine, come forward in the flavors of food and drink. The rolling landscape of Western Pennsylvania offers up all of the above in abundance, with unique notes and luscious textures, and a promise of degustatory pleasure that is so beautifully fulfilled. We highly recommend a local approach to culinary gifts this year, and every year!
Solar evaporation gives a chunky, crunchy texture to the artisan salt produced by J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works inn West Virgina. Bright and bold with a touch of brininess, the finish is “almost sweet,” says CEO Nancy Bruns. She recommends using it on meat, eggs, veggies, caramel––and along the rim of a margarita or Bloody Mary. J.Q. Dickinson Salt Works.
Maggie's Farm Mint Coffee Liqueur is a seasonal take on their classic rum-based coffee liqueur made with real coffee, ground and cold-brewed fresh in-house, and infused with vanilla bean, brown sugar, and mint. Maggie’s Farm Rum.
Sourced from the owner’s northern New York maple forest, Mclaughlin’s maple syrup is aged in used bourbon barrels. There are just no words to describe the deliciousness of every drop of this amber-gold liquid. You will want to pour it over everything. (Yes: everything.) McLaughlin’s Distillery.
Entirely crafted by hand, a milk chocolate gift box contains beautifully patterned bonbons. A thoughtful gift for young and old alike, this unique offering exemplifies the wonderful traditions fostered at the third-generation chocolatier. Tabbara Chocolates.
Bridge City Bubbly Champagne-style cider is made from Gold Rush apples. The single-varietal approach yields a delightful snapshot of a specific harvest season never to be captured again. Threadbare Cider House and Meadery.
An assortment of 24 bonbons from this third-generation chocolatier brings you a range of delights, from hazelnuts, almonds, and caramel to dates, raspberries, passion fruit, and orange peel. Whether dressed in dark, milk or white chocolate, each one is a flavor experience to savor. Tabbara Chocolates.
Guarantee that Santa Claus comes to town by offering him a wee dram of Saint Nick Penn Brewery Beer Barrel Aged Whiskey. To produce this holiday favorite, Wigle Distillery begins with Penn Brewery’s well-balanced St. Nikolaus Bock, which is double-distilled and rested in American oak casks to add mellow vanilla and toffee notes. Wigle Whiskey.
From Tabbara’s family tradition of sublime chocolate making, a nine-piece assortment which pairs dark chocolate and vanilla truffles with milk chocolate and Grand Marnier truffles. This is just one of many options at Tabbara. (If anyone is wondering what to give us here at TABLE…we’d accept the box of twenty-four!) Shop these artisan confections at Tabbara Chocolates.
Wigle Deep Cut Bourbon has been aged for four years in American oak, revealing flavors of cinnamon, orange peel and chocolate. With only 227 bottles of this delicious brew available, this is something to savor and appreciate with friends and family. Wigle Whiskey.
After you’ve admired the Winter Flower Show and Garden, stop in at the gift shop for a lovely array of giftables, including these hefty tins of tasty tea, available in flavors to suit all your nanas, nonnas, aunties and cousins. Phipps Conservatory.
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This award-winning rum-based liqueur is vibrant with the flavors of fresh ginger, lime and clove. Sip Falernum on its own, use it in a cocktail, or drizzle it over a fresh poundcake for a show-stopping dessert. maggiesfarmrum.com