With our penchant for soothing herbal teas, refreshing botanical shrubs, warming winter cocoas, and tasty before-dinner apritifs, it's safe to say herbalists know drinks! The Botanical Mixed Drinks Recipe Book - a second installment of the Herbal Academy's delightful Recipe Book Collection - infuses herbal whimsy into 82 flavorful botanical cocktails and mocktails, shares step-by-step guidance for crafting a well-stocked herbal bar, and enchants beginner and sage mixologists with an inspiring, functional keepsake collection.
A sampling of botanical cocktails and mocktails within the book include:
- Really Rosy Faux Ros
- Garden Mint Old Fashioned
- Lover's Secret Elixir
- Rum to Bed
- Woodland Gimlet
- Heart's Ease Gin and Tonic
- Pineapple Ginger Frozen Daiquiri
- Flora Forager Collins
- Cleavers Ginger Melon Agua Fresca
- and many, many more!
From peppermint and pine to cinnamon and cardamom, the Herbal Academy's time-tested botanical mixed drink recipes invite you to uniquely incorporate herbs and spices to tantalize your taste buds, tune into seasonal rhythms, and enjoy botanicals in exciting new ways!
Praise for the book:
"From Elderflower Champagne to Lemon Balm Martinis, in Botanical Mixed Drinks, the Herbal Academy has put together a comprehensive and easy to use recipe book to supercharge your cocktails into dazzling drinks full of herbs and spices. This delightful resource full of intriguing herbal infused drinks will bring new meaning and enthusiasm to the word 'cheers'!"
- Kami McBride, author of The Herbal Kitchen and teacher of herbal medicine since 1988