boooooooy do i have some treats planned for you this year!
my 4th quarter product lists are pretty much done and as seems to be the case every year, this year has a pretty noticeable theme and its exceptionally sweet. oh yes... and i am so excited to start production!
i do have a little sweet treat actually coming out tomorrow! i whipped up a quick batch of butter creams wednesday before we closed and decided to make some pistachio ones... and some plain milk and honey ones too. so those will be out starting tomorrow. but lets talk about whats coming...
all year i have been dreaming up ideas and writing them in my notes on my phone. this year, i want to create beautiful little individual masterpieces that look amazing all piled up on the tables together, i keep picturing it like a cookie table at a big event. thats where my head is at. i want to do art. thousands of little individual pieces of art.
if youve been around here at bg for a long time you may remember a season about 10 years ago... that had soap that looked like real donuts, soap that looked like a dessert youd order at a 5 * restaurant, cookies from the best little bakery in town, soap that looked like cocoa dusted truffles...and thats pretty much the sort of stuff you can expect this year. thats where my imagination is. of course i dont have the time to make them all that way, but there will for sure be some super special batches.
we also will still have some classic holiday favorites coming back, and definitely will be some bars that are nothing to do with dessert. i also have a surprise for you all with a bar i havent made in a few years years that is ALWAYS a hit and never stops being requested.. ( any guesses what that might be? hint: its purple and white) i also have some mini bars planned and hope to make double the qty for this year. but for those super special bars that i spend so much time on.... yes, you can expect them to be a little over the top this year.
i dont plan to make a ton of different scents in things like body oils, sprays or whips, just a few of each, but i do plan to make a ton of butter creams that all look like little chunks of expensive fudge, and, i hope to pull off making a ton of soap that looks like something youd eat rather than shower with. so lets just hope all goes right, no batch catastrophes, we dont run out of time, and my ingredients all arrive when i need them.
coming out in two weeks are the first releases of the 4th quarter... and these bars are definitely going to transition us into the treats theme.... lemon blueberry crumble, brown sugar cinnamon shaken espresso with oat milk... and the orange karat gold bar. really excited to get these released. i should prob also give you a heads up that the feedback on them just sitting in the front of the shop has been pretty intense so if you are hoping to get one of these bars id get up there as soon as possible when they release.
something else real quick before i bring this blog to an end.... this year, without telling you all... i decided to do a one hit wonder bar every month and only made one batch of everything intentionally -with plans to bring the biggest hits back for the holidays in larger quantity -- so you can expect to see a few of those too ;) there are three i am certain are coming back. but if you have any suggestions/requests, as always, id love to hear them!
until next,
-heidi