Meet the Mixologist: Jennifer Seiler

Jennifer Seiler is director of meals and beverage on the Hewing Lodge in Minneapolis.

What was your first job within the beverage or hospitality trade?

At Dona Le’s Café, which was a restaurant in Forest Lake, MN.

What’s your favourite spirit to work with in the mean time? 

Mezcal. I just like the intricacy of the spirit and supporting indigenous cultures.

What’s the focus or specialties of the beverage program at The Hewing? 

We give attention to training and persevering with to develop. The beverage trade is all the time altering, and that’s what makes it so enjoyable. We proceed to push ourselves and the crew to create change and suppose exterior of the field.

You grew to become a licensed herbalist and aromatherapist throughout the pandemic; how are you making use of that to the drinks? 

I love mixing notes. Studying how completely different scents complement one another permits me to strive new issues in cocktails and use completely different spirits to create the profile I’m in search of when mixing house-made syrups, shrubs, liqueurs, and so on.

I additionally like occupied with the well being advantages and incorporating sure components to attain that. For instance, lavender, lemongrass and chamomile can have a relaxing, chill impact.

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What drinks do you see friends having fun with or asking for nowadays? 

Tequila! Something tequila-based, Espresso Martinis and likewise much more spiritless cocktails. Nonalcoholic drinks are nonetheless extremely popular.

What’s your present go-to cocktail or beverage?

A mezcal Outdated Customary

Would you share a recipe for one of the fashionable cocktails at The Hewing, or one in every of your favourite drinks? 

Right here’s one for the Smoke Present, which makes use of tequila and sotol.