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I like products that are elevated by a higher mission and better-than-usual ingredients. That is definitely true of a line of canned cocktails made with fresh juice and no artificial sugar or preservatives. They've got a great taste and a kick too, with 12% alcohol by volume.

Created by siblings Alison and Steven Cravens, North Shore Crafted Cocktails launched in summer 2023 with the able assistance of their parents, Katie and Cliff Cravens, who own a gastropub in Hudson, Ohio.

I interviewed the younger Cravens a couple of months after the launch last year, but since this is the first full summer that their product line has been in a growing number of stores and even some restaurants, and because a cocktail on ice is such a perfect summer beverage for those who imbibe, I thought I'd revisit the interview.

I'm glad I did because it was great fun hearing again about their creative process and how much they learned and grew from it.

Right now, North Shore Crafted Cocktails come in two flavors and are sold only in Northeast Ohio and Columbus. The Cravens have plans to expand both the product line and the places where it's available. They're already looking into Florida and the East Coast, along with other parts of Ohio.

To find out more, you can go to the North Shore Crafted Cocktails website, which has a list of the places that sell four-packs of the Pomegranate Martini or the El Diablo Margatini canned cocktails.

And here's a link to an interview that aired Aug. 2, 2023 on the New Day Cleveland morning show on Fox 8. It's enjoyable, and the host gave the drinks a rave review.

Finally, here's a link to Lager & Vine, the restaurant owned by the Cravens family.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to my show, available on YouTube and in various podcast directories including Apple, Spotify and Audible.