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>>> WELCOME BACK. MRU STAR DONUTS AND THE
PORTLAND CIDER COMPANY HAVE A
DELICIOUS PARTNERSHIP ON TAP
RIGHT NOW SO WE HAVE HELEN FROM
PORTLAND SIDER AND STEPHANIE
THE EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF AT
BLUE STAR DONUTS HERE.
>> HEY.
>> HEY.
>> HEY. >> THIS IS AN AMAZING
COLLABORATION WHICH I'M KIND OF
SOMEHOW SURPRISED THAT IT
HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY.
HOW DID YOU GUYS COME UP WITH
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> ACTUALLY, IT HAS HAPPENED
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. SO NATIONAL DONUT DAY BACK IN
2017 WE MADE A REALLY SMALL
BATCH OF OUR BLUEBERRY BOURBON
BASIL JUST IN THE TAP ROOMS.
IT SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN TWO
WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. >>
WEEKS. >> HOLY MOLY.
>> THERE'S BEEN A CULT
FOLLOWING SINCE.
FOLLOWING SINCE. >> IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN
AGAIN?
AGAIN?
AGAIN? HOW LIMITED RELEASE IS THIS?
>> THIS IS LIMITED FOR THIS
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. WE'RE KEEPING IT AROUND THROUGH
MARCH IS OUR INTENTION.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TRYING TO
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT.
MAKE IT. BUT IT HAS BEEN REALLY POPULAR
RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND WE'RE
RAMPING UP PRODUCTION TO KEEP
FLOWING THE BLUEBERRY BOURBON
BASIL.
BASIL.
BASIL. >>
BASIL. >> YOU CALL IT THE BBB.
BLUEBERRY, BOURBON, BASIL.
DOES IT TASTE LIKE THE DONUT?
BLUE STAR, HAVE YOU ALWAYS HAD
BLUEBERRY, BOURBON, BASIL.
>> YEAH, THE BLUEBERRY WAS OUR
SIGNATURE DONUT.
SIGNATURE DONUT. IT'S THE ONE THAT WE TRY AND
GET PEOPLE TO TRY AS THEIR
FIRST DONUT BECAUSE IT'S
OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.
LOTS OF PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY
WANT TO TRY THE BASIC DONUT.
AND WE SAY DON'T TRY THE BASIC,
TRY THE SIGNATURE.
>> IT'S LIKE BLUE STAR'S
VERSION OF THE BASIC.
LIKE YOUR BASIC LEVEL STARTS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> I FEEL LIKE WE MADE THIS
DONUT AND THAT WAS THE FIRST
ONE AND THEN WE WERE LIKE, I
GUESS WE SHOULD MAKE OTHER
ONES.
ONES.
ONES. WE
ONES. WE WANTED TO SELL THIS ONE ONLY
AND EXPOSE IT TO THE WORLD, BUT
YEAH, IT WAS GREAT.
WE GOT TO GO TO PORTLAND SIDER
AND TASTE SOME STUFF AND DO
TRIAL RUNS AND ADD MORE
BLUEBERRY, BASIL.
BLUEBERRY, BASIL. IT WAS AWESOME.
IT WAS A FUN EXPERIENCE TO TEST
IT OUT AND MIX IT UP.
>> YEAH, IT WAS REALLY AWESOME
TO BE ABLE TO WORK HAND IN HAND
DOING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS,
TAKING THE CIDER OUT OF THE
BARRELS, PUTTING IN BASIL,
ADDING IN THE FRESH OREGON
BLUEBERRY JUICE IN THERE TO
MAKE THIS GREAT PRODUCT WE
ULTIMATELY PUT IN A CAN.
>> THAT'S SO COOL.
WE WERE DOING SOME HARD WORK
MAKING SOME TOUGH CALLS ABOUT
HOW MANY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WE
SHOULD HAVE.
SHOULD HAVE. IT WAS DIFFICULT.
I MAY HAVE BEEN SWEATING.
WE HAVE McKAYLA FROM SIMPLE
SWEEP BACK OVER HERE.
FOR NOW THE LESS DIFFICULT JOB.
>> THIS IS SO MUCH MORE FUN.
>> GETTING ME TO EAT A DONUT
AND EATING ONE WITH ME AND
DRINK A CIDER.
MUCH BETTER.
MUCH BETTER. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
COLOR.
COLOR.
COLOR. >>
COLOR. >> SO THE BLUEBERRY BOURBON
BASIL.
BASIL.
BASIL. 100% NORTHWEST APPLES WITH
OREGON BLUEBERRIES.
OREGON BLUEBERRIES. IT'S GOT SOME OAK AGEING TO
GIVE IT THAT BLUEBERRY NOTES.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JUST A
TOUCH OF BASIL.
>> THAT'S SO FANCY AND ADULT.
WHERE CAN PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET
THE SIDER?
THE SIDER? >> ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
SO YOU CAN GET THE CIDER --
>> CHEERS.
>> CHEERS. >> CHEERS.
>> CHEERS. >> -- YOU CAN GET THE CIDER
FROM OUR TAP ROOM.
SO WE HAVE PORTLAND CIDER HOUSE
ON HAWTHORNE AND THEN OUR PUB
IN CLACKAMAS WHERE WE MAKE THE
CIDER.
CIDER.
CIDER. BUT YOU CAN FIND IT AT
RETAILERS NEAR YOU A LOT OF
FRED MEYER'S HAVE IT.
SU PAN'S, MARKET CHOICES, ASK
FOR IT FROM YOUR LOCAL SHOP.
>> THAT IS SO GOOD.
>> IT'S SO GOOD.
>> IT'S DELICIOUS.
>> IT'S NOT TOO SWEET.
IT'S FRESH.
IT'S FRESH. >> IT'S TART BUT NOT TOO TART.
IT'S FRESH.
IT'S FRESH. OH, I LOVE IT.
>> WANT SOME?
>> I DO, YEAH.
>> EVERYBODY BITE A DONUT
BECAUSE I'M JUST DISTRACTED.
I HAVE TO KEEP TALKING.
YOU DO A LOT OF COLLABORATION
DONUTS, INCLUDING ONE WITH
DENNIS DIXON.
DENNIS DIXON. >> HE'S MY NEW BEST FRIEND.
>> I HEAR THAT ONE HAS BEEN
VERY POPULAR.
VERY POPULAR. >> YEAH, ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S
GOING TO BE BECOME A MAINSTAY
FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S JUST A GREAT DONUT.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD AND
DENNIS KEEPS COMING IN TO BUY
MORE TO SHARE WITH ALL OF
HUSBAND FRIENDS SO WE HAVE TO
KEEP IT AROUND IF FOR NO REASON
BUT FOR HIM.
>> CALL EDED MACHA, MACHA MAN.
>>> SPEAKING OF FOOTBALL, LIKE
DENNIS DIXON.
DENNIS DIXON. DO NOT GO AWAY, WE'LL REVEAL
THE POLL NEXT.
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