Introducing: Mystic River Trading Company!

Lynne and I would like to introduce our new in house brand: Mystic River Trading Company.  Over the years, we have discovered so many cool, locally sourced small batch products that we sell in all three stores.  We have talked about it for years, but we are finally starting our own brand that we can use in partnership with some of these companies.  These are small batch products, carefully curated, that elevate your every day!

Here are some of our debut products:

Vanilla: We have amazing vanilla, made right here in Mystic by Suzie-Uie.  It is completely Gluten Free, and our resident baking instructor Lisa LOVES it!  It really adds a depth of flavor you just don’t see from the big name brands like Nielsen Massey, or any of the grocery store mass produced products.  It contains only two ingredients – Potato Vodka and Organic Madagascar Vanilla – no water ( like NM) or sugar ( like the mass produced vanillas – and you can taste the difference.

Candles:  Hand poured here in Connecticut, these coconut-soy wax candles, with crackling wood wicks are produced by Holzer Handcrafted. They are clean burning, Phthalate-free, eco-friendly and sustainable.  These candles have been custom designed for Mystic River Trading.  For example: Kitchen Therapy smells of Rosemary, red Courant, Jasmine, Honey, Sea Salt, amber and Geranium.  On the Rocks  smells of Bergamot, leather, orange Patchouli, Tobacco and Vanilla ( this one is really amazing!)  Or Breathe In, Breathe Out which is Calabrian Lemon, Basil, Jade Waters, Green Lilac, Sea Breeze, and Juniper!  These candles have fun names like: Shaken, Not Stirred, On the Rocks, Happiness Straight Up, Sunday Morning, Good Friends, Life is Short, Dance in the Kitchen ( Lynne’s and my motto ) and It’s been a Long Week.  The candles are available in all three stores – Kitch and UNA in Olde Mistic Village, and Essex Mercantile on Main Street in Essex.

Soon to Come:  We are in the process of bringing in unique hand poured soaps – also by Holzer Hand Crafted, a spice line, BBQ sauces and cooking rubs, so stay tuned!  So be sure to stop in and check out these unique one of a kind, incredibly high quality items!