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- The distillery’s Red Sauce and Green Sauce liqueurs are made with New Mexico chile that offer a slight kick of spice. Medium green chiles are roasted on site at the distillery and used to create.
505 Spirits Red Sauce and Green Sauce liqueurs are made with either roasted green chiles or sun-dried and roasted red chiles grown in New Mexico. (Courtesy of 505 Spirits)
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Anna Jones and her husband, Robert Houston, set out to create spirits not offered in the local market and make items that complement other distilled products.
To achieve this, the couple founded 505 Spirits. Houston, who is the general manager at Total Wine in Santa Fe, keeps an eye on what is being created in New Mexico. Jones, who spent years as a pastry chef in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, uses her skills to help create flavor profiles.
“Our whole concept for the market was to create things that will complement the other spirits that other people are already making that are so good,” Jones said. “They’re just such amazing vodkas and gins and whiskies and rum coming out of New Mexico already and some agave spirit. And we wanted to make different things that would complement that offering. And we’re just really passionate about enjoying deliciousness. We combined our love of drink and good flavors.”
505 Spirits has been in the works for two years and began selling its products at the end of November. It offers eight products: liquors, liqueurs and a ready-to-drink cocktail distilled by Ashley Smith and Sarah McPhee. There are plans to expand the product line and open a tasting room in Placitas in the near future. The distillery, also in Placitas, is not zoned for a tasting room.
New Mexicans love their red and green chile, and that is why 505 Spirits created two liqueurs to fulfill their cravings, Jones said. The distillery’s Red Sauce and Green Sauce liqueurs are made with New Mexico chile that offer a slight kick of spice. Medium green chiles are roasted on site at the distillery and used to create Green Sauce, which is also infused with spices commonly found in a chile sauce. Sun-dried chile pods and spices are used to infuse Red Sauce. Both liqueurs are delicately sweetened with organic cane sugar. The liqueurs are made with non-GMO corn, so they are safe for people with gluten sensitivities or celiac disease.
“The green tastes like, you know, that smell when they’re roasting,” Jones said. “It tastes like that but also like the sauce. It is just so good. And then the red is a little more earthy. The green is more spicy. … They’re just slightly sweet, but not overly sweet.”
Jones suggests creating a cocktail with Red Sauce and its El Bombón 505 cacao liqueur for a sweet heat treat. The rich dark chocolate liqueur, which has a subtle sweetness, is made with roasted cacao nibs, Madagascar vanilla beans, and organic cane syrup.
505 Spirits Purple People Eater features prickly pear fruit picked from the A & J Family Farms in Lemitar.
“The core is made with the local prickly pear and then six other fruits,” Jones said. “And it’s just this delightful flavor. It’s also really delicious on its own. It’s great in cocktails. It’s wonderful with Champagne. We call that a Bubble Monster. It’s really good with bourbon. We named that cocktail Soulmate, because they taste like they’re meant to be together.”
505 Spirits D’UVA 1 brandy is double distilled and aged in American oak barrels. (Courtesy of 505 Spirits)
A nice sipper is the distillery’s D’UVA 1 brandy.
“It’s a really sumptuous take on brandy,” Jones said. “It’s complex, smooth and elegant. It’s got little bit of hints of vanilla and spice. We double distill that in our copper pot stills. And then we age it delicately in American oak barrels”
D’UVA 1 is combined with the distillery’s housemade crème de menthe to create 505 Spirits ready to drink cocktail.
505 Spirits offers several liquors and liqueurs, as well as The Soothist, a cocktail made with its D’UVA 1 brandy and crème de menthe. (Courtesy of 505 Spirits)
“We call it The Soothist, the cocktail of your future,” Jones said. “The label’s really cool. It’s got a fortune teller with a crystal ball. And so it’s brandy with the mint. You know when you take two things and combine them they can often create a completely different flavor. This is that. It’s really magical tasting.”
The distillery is excited to offer vermouths produced in New Mexico.
Its Aristology Red and Aristology White are named after the term related to the art and science of dining and drinking and composing a meal. The semisweet Aristology Red is “warm” and “dusky,” with a bright acidity and complex botanical flavors. It features 14 herbs and bittering agents. Several of the herbs are grown in the distillery’s garden, including sage and fennel. Aristology White is dry and full-bodied. It is lightly floral with herbal undercurrents and has a hint of citrus.
The county-by-county framework will permit counties – and the businesses and nonprofit entities within their borders – to operate under less restrictive public health measures when health metrics demonstrating the extent of the virus’ spread and test positivity within those counties are met.
What is the Red to Green framework?
In order to prevent and mitigate the effects of the spread of the virus, and to ameliorate the unsustainable resultant strain placed upon the state’s health care system and personnel, counties where the virus is more prevalent will operate under more restrictive public health measures. Likewise, counties where the virus has been or is being suppressed will operate under less restrictive measures. Counties will operate under one of three levels: Red, signifying very high risk; Yellow, signifying high risk; and Green, signifying medium risk.
Red Level
***VERY HIGH RISK***
Counties at the Red Level are those with a new COVID-19 case incident rate of greater than 8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the most recent two-week period and an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent 14-day period greater than 5%.
Yellow Level
***HIGH RISK***
Counties at the Yellow Level have either a new COVID-19 case incidence rate of no greater than 8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the most recent two-week period, or an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent 14-day period less than or equal to 5%.
Green Level
***MEDIUM RISK***
Counties at the Green Level have both a new COVID-19 case incidence rate of no greater than 8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the most recent two-week period, and an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent 14-day period less than or equal to 5%.
Turquoise Level
***LOW RISK***
Counties at the Turquoise Level have reached the Green Level for two consecutive biweekly map updates.
What are the restrictions at each level?
In an effort designed to provide local communities the flexibility to operate more day-to-day activities, the state of New Mexico will transition to a tiered county-by-county COVID-19 risk system on Dec. 2, enabling local communities to shed burdensome restrictions as soon as public health data show the virus is retreating within their borders.
Counties at the Red Level are those with a new COVID-19 case incident rate of greater than 8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the most recent two-week period and an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent 14-day period greater than 5%.
Essential businesses (non-retail): No capacity restrictions but must limit operations to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
Essential retail spaces: 25% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
Food and drink establishments: No indoor dining permitted; 25% of maximum capacity for outdoor dining; any establishment serving alcohol must close by 9 p.m. each night
Close-contact businesses: 25% of maximum capacity or 10 customers at one time, whichever is smaller; 25% of any outdoor space on the premises
Large entertainment venues: May not operate
Recreational facilities: 25% of maximum capacity of any outdoor space on the premises; indoor not permitted
Bars and clubs: May not operate
**All other businesses: 25% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
Houses of worship: May hold religious services, indoors or outdoors, or provide services through audiovisual means, but may not exceed 25% of the maximum capacity of any enclosed space on the premises
Places of lodging: 40% of maximum occupancy for those that have completed NM Safe Certified training; 25% of maximum occupancy for all others; 5 guests maximum for vacation rentals
Mass gatherings limit: 5 persons, 40 vehicles
Counties at the Yellow Level have either a new COVID-19 case incidence rate of no greater than 8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the most recent two-week period, or an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent 14-day period less than or equal to 5%.
Essential businesses (non-retail): No capacity restrictions but operations must be limited to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
Essential retail spaces: 33% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
Food and drink establishments (if NM Safe Certified): 33% of maximum capacity for indoor dining; 75% of maximum capacity for outdoors dining; any establishment serving alcohol must close by 10 p.m. each night
Close-contact businesses: 33% of maximum capacity or 20 customers at one time, whichever is smaller; 33% of any outdoor space on the premises
Large entertainment venues: 25% of maximum capacity of any outdoor space on premises; indoor not permitted with the limited exception of operating up to 25% of maximum capacity for recording and broadcasting entertainment without any in-person audience
Recreational facilities: 33% of any outdoor space on the premises; indoor not permitted
Bars and clubs: May not operate
**All other businesses: 33% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
Houses of worship: May hold religious services, indoors or outdoors, or provide services through audiovisual means, but may not exceed 33% of the maximum capacity of any enclosed space on the premises
Places of lodging: 60% of maximum occupancy for those that have completed NM Safe Certified training; 25% of maximum occupancy for all others; 5 guests maximum for vacation rentals
Mass gatherings limit: 10 persons; 80 vehicles
Counties at the Green Level have both a new COVID-19 case incidence rate of no greater than 8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the most recent two-week period, and an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent 14-day period less than or equal to 5%.
Essential businesses (non-retail): No capacity restrictions but operations must be limited to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
Essential retail spaces: 50% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
Food and drink establishments (if NM Safe Certified): 50% of maximum capacity for indoor dining; 75% of maximum capacity for outdoor dining
Close-contact businesses: 50% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
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Large entertainment venues: 25% of maximum capacity for any indoor/enclosed space on premises; 50% of any outdoor space on premises
Recreational facilities: 25% of maximum capacity of any indoor/enclosed space on the premises; 50% of any outdoor space on the premises
Bars and clubs: 25% of maximum capacity of any outdoor space on premises, where applicable; indoor not permitted
**All other businesses: 50% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
Houses of worship: May hold religious services, indoors or outdoors, or provide services through audiovisual means, but may not exceed 50% of the maximum capacity of any enclosed space on the premises
Places of lodging: 75% of maximum occupancy for those that have completed NM Safe Certified training; 40% of maximum occupancy for all others; 10 guests maximum for vacation rentals
Mass gatherings limit: 20 persons, 120 vehicles
Counties at the Turquoise Level have both a new COVID-19 case incidence rate of no greater than 8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during the most recent four-week period, and an average percent of positive COVID-19 test results over the most recent four-week period less than or equal to 5%.
Essential businesses (non-retail): No capacity restrictions but operations must be limited to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
Essential retail spaces: 75% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
Food and drink establishments (if NM Safe Certified): 75% of maximum capacity for indoor dining; 75% of maximum capacity for outdoor dining
Close-contact businesses: 75% of maximum capacity; no restrictions on outdoor spaces
Large entertainment venues: 33% of maximum capacity for any indoor/enclosed space on premises; 75% of any outdoor space on premises
Recreational facilities: 50% of maximum capacity of any indoor/enclosed space on the premises; 75% of any outdoor space on premises
Bars and clubs: 33% of maximum capacity of any indoor/enclosed space on premises; 75% of any outdoor space on premises, where applicable
**All other businesses: 75% of maximum capacity indoors; no restrictions on outdoor spaces
Houses of worship: May hold religious services, indoors or outdoors, or provide services through audiovisual means, but may not exceed 75% of the maximum capacity of any enclosed space on the premises
Places of lodging: No maximum occupancy restrictions for those that have completed NM Safe Certified training; 50% of maximum occupancy for all others; 15 guests maximum for vacation rentals
Mass gatherings limit: 150 persons, or 200 vehicles
How is New Mexico doing right now?
The spread of COVID-19 remains a statewide emergency. Hospitals and health care providers all across New Mexico have reported great strain in responding to the escalating illness and mortality caused by the continued spread of the virus.
Click on the map to view the New Mexico COVID-19 Data Dashboard to see how your community is doing. You can also view the grid below.
*** Daily case count and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives. By contrast, the Red Yellow Green county-level analysis provides a highly accurate picture for a two-week period of time.
How can I help?
COVID put us ALL in a bad spot. Many of our communities have very high positivity rates. It’s up to all of us to do our part to keep our loved ones safe.
Get Tested
Knowing whether or not you’re infected with coronavirus can help protect not only your own health, but the health of our entire community — so it’s important to get tested if you think you have COVID-19.
Social Distance
If you are sick with COVID-19, have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, or have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, it is important to stay home and away from other people
No Mass Gatherings
“Mass gatherings” are defined as: any public gathering, private gathering, organized event, ceremony, or grouping that brings together more than five (5) or more individuals in a single room or connected space, confined outdoor space or open outdoor space.
Wear a Mask
Everyone is required to wear a mask or cloth face covering when in public except when drinking, eating, or under medical instruction. Masks and cloth face coverings may prevent people who do not know they have the virus from transmitting it to others.
Follow COVID Safe Practices
Living in a COVID-positive world requires discipline from all of us. In order to decrease the spread of COVID-19, allowing businesses, restaurants, and schools to reopen safely, it is imperative we adhere to COVID safe practices.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Here you will find a listing of the most frequently asked questions regarding the current Public Health Order.
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