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Experience the Northern Lights

4/18/2022

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Northern Lights Cocktail
Pictured: Northern Lights cocktail served in the Cantilever Distillery Cocktail Room

Happy National Park Week! Did you know Cantilever Distillery + Hotel is located only minutes from the Voyageurs National Park Visitor Center? In our opinion, there's simply nothing that quite compares to seeing the Northern Lights dance across the vast dark skies of Voyageurs National Park. (We even serve a drink named after them in our Cocktail Room!)

​ Apparently Outside Magazine agrees, because it was just named the best place in the world to view the Northern Lights! 
This 218,000-acre national park is one of the most remote northern spots in the lower 48. The International Dark-Sky Association designated it an official dark sky park in 2020, meaning there’s minimal light pollution way out here. Pitch a tent at one of the park’s more isolated campgrounds—there are 15 hike-in or boat-in backcountry campsites—for the best viewing spots in the park. If you’d rather have a bed to sleep in, stay at the 31-room Cantilever Hotel in the town of Ranier, ten minutes from the park’s entrance, which has a rooftop sauna and hot tub for night sky-gazing, free yoga, and whiskey tasting at the in-house distillery. (Michelson)

Outside Magazine
Unlike many others, Voyageurs National Park has no entrance fee and is open to visitors year-round, offering unique experiences during all four seasons. What are you waiting for? Book your trip for a chance to see the incredible Northern Lights for yourself! 
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Source: ​Michelson, Megan. "The 6 Best Places in the World to See the Northern Lights." Outside Magazine, https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/best-places-northern-lights/
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Gingerbread Latte Gin Martini

12/13/2021

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Made with homemade Gingerbread Syrup and Cantilever Juniperus Gin, this fun holiday cocktail is just what the adults ordered. 

Gingerbread Syrup
The perfect combination of sweet and spicy that tastes just like the holidays! 
Note: Monin and Torn also make a delicious gingerbread syrup to use as a substitute in the Gingerbread Latte Gin Martini. 
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
3/4 Cup Water
3 Tablespoons Molasses
1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
.5 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Bring all ingredients to a simmer to make a simple syrup and allow to cool. 
"Gingerbread spice and everything nice, that's what Christmas is made of." 
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Gingerbread Latte Gin Martini
Your new favorite Christmas cocktail to enjoy with friends and family at your next holiday party! 
1.5 Ounces Juniperus Gin
.5 Ounces Gingerbread Syrup (recipe above)
​.5 Ounces Coffee Liqueur 
1 Ounce Espresso

Shake ingredients with ice and pour into Martini Glass. Top with heavy cream froth (1 oz cream shaken without ice) and sprinkle with nutmeg. 
​Enjoy! 

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Cantilever Distillery + Hotel Awarded Northland Entrepreneur Award

12/6/2021

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Cantilever Hotel + Distillery has been selected as a winner of the first-ever Northland Entrepreneur Award by Business North in the category of "Noteworthy Start-Up".
Here's what Business North had to say about us:
Launched in January 2020, the Cantilever Distillery and Hotel is the first lodging facility built in Koochiching County in the past 30 years, giving the city a much-needed modern gathering space. The area’s history was an important factor in the construction process, including its role as a border town once known for smuggling spirits into Prohibition-era United States. The 26,000-square-foot facility includes a 31-room boutique hotel, a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for making spirits, cocktail room, restaurant, yoga studio, private events space and an expansive rooftop bar with a sauna and hot tub. The building uses locally sourced material where possible, and the restaurant and distillery use local ingredients. The bourbon, gin, vodka and rye whiskey are handmade onsite using Minnesota grains and water from the Canadian Shield. The Cantilever Distillery and Hotel was made possible by a strong team, including Kalan Wagner, Marty Goulet, CEO Lindsey Goulet, Lead Distiller Charlie Fuller, and Operations Managers Ed Gackley and Robert Olson, and others.
Special thanks to those who nominated us for this award, to Business North for hosting the competition, and to our fantastic staff for making this possible.  Check out the full article for a complete list of award recipients and finalists. 

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