June is busting out all over… and so are we! It is beautiful outside and there is no better time to visit the Hudson Valley. And as a special treat for our Innsiders, we have a special offer for this summer…
Driving up for the weekend? Take advantage of the summer with our new 3-night special: arrive on a Thursday night, starting in June, for a 3-night stay, and Thursdays are half off! But wait, there’s more…after your Thursday check-in, enjoy dinner in our restaurant, The Vintage, and you will receive a complimentary glass of award-winning local wine with your meal (one per room guest). There is so much to explore in the Hudson Valley during the summer, so be sure to plan your trip soon!
THE LATEST NEWS AND HAPPENINGS THIS JUNE
INTRODUCING… OUR NEW MERCANTILE
As you know, our mission at the inn is to provide you with an authentic and luxurious Hudson Valley experience, and we do that through highlighting local food, spirits, wine, home products and decor made or with provenance in the Hudson Valley.
Now, you can take some of the inn home with you from our new Millbrook Mercantile! Featuring just a few curated items including our bath amenities from Lockwood NY; our hand-woven blankets featured on our beds; our plush logo robes from Matouk Linen, and a few other surprises that will rotate each month for our guests.
We hope to continue to build this over time to also feature local purveyors like our local maple syrups, preserves, and even our signature root chips! If you don’t see something you want, just let us know!
THANKS FOR THE AWARDS
We are proud to announce that for the second year in a row, you have chosen us as the best in the area on OpenTable’s Diner’s Choice Awards; and top accolades on Trip Advisor and Yelp!
A PEEK INN-SIDE JUNE: The Gardner Cocktail
I love when we can create a farm focused, garden-to-table cocktail with something we grow on the property. June seems to be the perfect season for this, when inn-spration is sprouting up all around us! I know this sounds strange, but this combination of cilantro, ginger, lime, and chili is just irresistible in a cocktail. Even if you don’t like cilantro in your food, here it just provides an herbal note that is a fresh and wonderful counterpart to mezcal.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 cup of cilantro tops (30 grams)
- 2 tbsp of peeled ginger
- 1 tbsp of deseeded Serrano pepper
- 12 ounces of cold simple syrup (must be cold, or it will turn cilantro brown) Fresh lime juice
- Mezcal (but you can use gin if you prefer)
- One egg white or 3 drops of Fee Foam (egg white cocktail replacement)
DIRECTIONS:
- First make the base: puree the cilantro, ginger, Serrano, and simple syrup and strain through a sieve. This base will make about 8 cocktails; feel free to freeze whatever you don’t use, it stays great in the freezer for when you want to make another batch of cocktails.
- To make the cocktail: put 1 ounce of garden syrup, 1 ounce fresh lime juice, 3 drops of fee foam, and 2 ounces of mezcal (or gin)
- Shake until foamy; pour into coupe and garnish with lime zest or a fresh cilantro sprig