The Kitchen Is Shared, and We Say So Plainly
Orchard & Ember operates a single shared candy kitchen. Milk, wheat, soy, tree nuts (pecan and almond), and egg appear in our building and on our equipment. We pull, pour, wrap, and stamp every batch with the same marble slab and the same copper kettles.
Drops, Not Medicine — and Not Magic
Our hard drops are confections, full stop. They are not remedies, supplements, or substitutes for professional guidance. Traditional horehound and sassafras flavoring are used as flavor heritage, not as wellness claims, and we do not promise effects beyond “tastes like Tuesday in 1962.”
Ingredient Sourcing
- Orchard fruit — Wenatchee valley orchards, Bartlett pear and heirloom apples
- Horehound — dried on a rack behind the copper shed, harvested each June
- Honey — wildflower, single-source from Cashmere apiaries
- Sugar, corn syrup, orchard butter, spice — standard confectionery sourcing
Small Batches, Small Variability
A hand-pulled drop is never identical to its neighbor. Shade, humidity, and the puller's mood all leave fingerprints. Color may drift batch to batch; flavor will not drift past recognition; the glass-crack finish is a promise we try hard to keep.
Hard Candy & Little Ones
Hard drops are hard candy. Children and anyone with swallowing difficulty should enjoy them seated, supervised, and unhurried. The candy dish on the coffee table is a decoration, not a toy box.
Storage for Real Life
Cool, dry, out of sunlight, lid on tight. A well-kept tin outlasts most New Year's resolutions, and the drops keep their crack for months.
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Last updated: July 22, 2026