This homemade gin is infused with fresh foraged juniper berries, white fir, and lots of winter herbs and spices. It's refreshing and aromatic, and a perfect winter foraging recipe.
If you can’t decide whether you want to finish your meal with a coffee or an amaro, drink this.
Have you tried Becherovka? Spicy, aromatic, and bittersweet, this iconic Czech liqueur makes a surprisingly flavorful addition to summer cocktails.Up until this year, Becherovka (pronounced beck-ur-OHV-kuh) was a rare sight in U.S. bars and liquor stores. But thanks to its recent acquisition by liquor giant Pernod Ricard, it’s now popping up on shelves nationwide.And although it’s relatively new to this part of the world, the liqueur comes with a 200-year-old pedigree.
Here are some unique Averna cocktails worth mixing, including Black Manhattan, Averna Sour, and more!
A simple shrub recipe using rhubarb or any other fruit. Delicious added to cocktails or sparkling water. An old way of preserving the essence and flavor of fruit!
This simple hazelnut liqueur recipe only takes minutes to prepare but results in a deliciously rich and smooth liqueur that is perfect for gifting.
Kombucha Cocktail Recipes deliver a little boost with your alcohol. Try boldly flavored Kombucha, like Ginger Booch w/ Rum in this Kombucha drink recipe.
Getting a good night’s sleep is important, and valerian mint cordial is the perfect herbal nightcap to help summon the sandman. Learn how in this tutorial.
Explore the world of Ceylon tea with this comprehensive guide, covering its history, origins, varieties, brewing methods, and health benefits.
Ditch the sugary juices and make kombucha your mixer instead.
Sima is a fermented lemon drink from Finland, brewed in the Spring. This Sima recipe is very easy to make and a great introduction to home fermentation.
If kombucha is your go-to drink on a Tuesday night but come Friday you want to take the edge off, use these kombucha recipes for healthier cocktails.
Check out these cocktail recipes using shrubs, the latest mixology trend.
How to brew water kefir at home and make "water kefir soda" using a variety of fruit flavors. Brewing tips and answers to common questions.
July 2017by Michael Pendley Even the occasional whiskey drinker is probably familiar with Blanton’s bourbon. Since Elmer T. Lee bottled those first three barrels back in 1984 and named them in honor of his long-time boss Col. Albert Blanton, the familiar faceted round bottle with its horse and jockey bottle top has been a … Continue reading Around the world with Blanton’s Bourbon
Make this delicious elderflower liqueur when fresh elderflowers are in season!
Ditch your Chemex for one of these teas—and we're not just talking English Breakfast.
It's hard to watch The Big Lebowski without wanting to whip yourself up a White Russian. There are shows and films where booze is the accessory of choice for one of the characters we love. These guys always make us want to break out the bottle after watching. We charted some of our favorites along
A how-to guide for making bittersweet Italian amaro at home.
Tonight I’m off to Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. With Ewan McGregor (I wish). Not much time for cooking means pulling another quick and easy recipe out of the bag. Today it comes in pretty lil…
It started on Pinterest, browsing for brewing goodies, when I was directed to this gorgeous recipe on a forum called “X Marks the Scot.” The image that led me there belonged to a gentleman who started a thread in the forum titled “My Irish Grandmother’s Recipe for Dandelion Wine.” Well, that got MY attention. I...
In this post, we are sharing how to make a lightly sour, refreshing brew of herbal beer! Also learn its use in history and its benefits in modern times.
Waiting 12 hours for cold brew coffee is a thing of the past. Learn how #anovafoodnerd Johnny Gabaldon uses Anova and gets wicked-good results in two hours.
Move over, cabin porn. These are the oldest, and cutest.
My mom makes the most amazing Cointreau from her home using oranges from the orange trees in her garden.
Thoughts: The smell of this mead in progress is awesome. The whole house smells of toffee and burnt sugar, and, inexplicably, brownies, and the delicious aroma lasts for days. Coming home to that s…
Dandelion and burdock roots, being perennial, are available all year, but it is important to collect them only when the leaves are visible so that you do not confuse them with anything nasty. Spring or autumn when the roots are at their fattest is the best time to search them out. Burdock has large, heart-shaped, furry leaves and a habit of providing us with those tiresome burs that accompany us home after a country walk.
Making your own cordial might seem complicated but it couldn't be easier. This ginger variety makes the base for a refreshing summer soft drink or cocktail
This traditional German rum pot recipe or rumtopf recipe explains how to make a Rumtopf step-by-step. The right fruits, rum, uses, and more
Rumtopfs are used to preserve fresh summer fruits in rum so that they can be consumed in winter. They were produced in large numbers by a number of West German pottery manufacturers. Scheurich and …
Once you have been brewing Kefir for a while you will soon have more grains than you know what to do with, one of the most commonly asked questions we have is "what do i do with all these grains?" ....... i recommend once you have enough grains it is always best to have a back up set of grains either dehydrated or froz
How to Make Sarsaparilla: Sarsaparilla, love it, best drink ever. Who could possibly ever resist it. However, it is a highly expensive beverage, but this recipe is much cheaper. Enjoy.
In this coconut rice pudding recipe from Senegal, rice, coconut milk, and vanilla cook together to make a fragrant, luscious dessert.
Shortly after I posted about fläderblomssaft (elderflower cordial) last June, I learned that you can also make a drink out of lilacs, but it was too late. The lilacs were gone. So I have been waiti…
This Campari-based cocktail makes a refreshing counterpart to a hearty meal.
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Making your own bitters at home is easier than you think. Here's a quick guide explaining what this essential cocktail ingredient is all about.
From the medicine cabinet to the bar, bitters have a long history of curing ailments and flavoring drinks. Though they may seem mysterious, at heart, bitters are simply bitter and aromatic herbs and spices infused or tinctured in spirits. Combining the various flavors is where the fun part comes in. Here’s a primer to making your own bitters at home, which you can use in cocktails, sodas, cooking, and even as digestive aids.
The combination of bittersweet amari and bold cold-brew make this autumnal Jungle Bird riff memorable.
I have taken the photos for this post ages ago, and I would have waited a bit longer if I had not seen KyotoFoodie's blogpost about Quince liquor. I find it interesting that some recipes are rather universal. In France, sour cherries are commonly used for making liquor ('cerises a l'eau de vie', my favorite!), and although we had quince in the garden, we never made liquor with it, instead we made jelly and paste with it. However I have tasted some Quince eau de vie in Strasbourg, and I consider it my favorite alcohool, it is so tasty!! So in this post, I'll give you a recipe to make your own cointrea. You need - 1 ORGANIC orange (or a few kumkat or a few smaller citrus) - 1 preserve jar - strong alcohol (eau de vie) - sugar (1/3rd of the volume of alcohol) - 1 bit of kitchen string Pour the alcohool in the jar with the sugar, then suspend the fruit(s) above the alcohol - without direct contact - then place in a dark place for 3 months, that's it! You can use the fruit(s) cut in little pieces in crepes or pancakes, it is delicious!
Still a popular way for Northern Italian laborers to keep from freezing while working outdoors in winter, grappa brewing actually dates back to the Middle Ages. The idea behind this strong beverage requires adding skins, stems, seeds and other fruit byproducts in the pursuit of a heady liqueur. It ...
Sima is a fermented lemon drink from Finland, brewed in the Spring. This Sima recipe is very easy to make and a great introduction to home fermentation.
