Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh Ingredients

Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh Ingredients
Amy Zavatto

Craft delicious wild cocktails from foraged and grown ingredientsThe art of foraged, or ‘wild’, cocktails is a growing phenomenon all over the world – from the pop-up bars of London to the farmers’ markets and speakeasies of New York City. Forager’s Cocktails is one of the very first books on the market to capture this growing mixology movement – in a beautiful hardback gift format!Full of lavish full-colour photographs, delicious recipes, and beautiful prose by cocktail expert Amy Zavatto, this inspirational guide to imbibing the great outdoors is a delightful treat for all cocktail drinkers and amateur bartenders.This gorgeous book features 40 incredible recipes divided by season, as well as tips on how best to grow and forage the tastiest ingredients, from berries to herbs, chillis to veggies, flowers to fruit, as well as seasonal suggestions and tips on preserving and storing.Forager’s Cocktails is a delicious toolkit for getting the most from gardens, common spaces, and hedges and crafting delectable, one-of-a-kind cocktails.

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Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2015 ISBN: 9780008157968

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DISCLAIMER:

Please forage responsibly. Foraging rules and restrictions vary by country, and it is essential that readers be aware of their own regional and national laws. Be safe and sensible in both foraging and alcohol consumption. The publisher does not accept responsibility for misuse of any ingredients or recipes given in this book, which are intended for use in moderation.

Some of the recipes in this book contain raw eggs. Consuming raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness. The young, elderly, pregnant women, and anyone who may be immunocompromised should not consume them.

For the much-missed Virginia Zavatto, who allowed her beautiful honeysuckle to be decimated so that, drop by drop, her youngest could attempt (unsuccessfully) to fill a Dixie cup with that wildflower’s delicious liquid. You never discouraged me from the impossible—and so I thought anything was possible. Even honeysuckle cocktails.

CONTENTS

Cover (#uc7366ffa-d10b-52f9-96be-c2115bbc1b34)

Title Page (#u7ac25eda-67ee-59c3-982a-26c5d33e18c7)

Copyright

Dedication (#u125af065-1da9-50d3-9953-52ae8c464c6c)

Foreword by Allen Katz

Introduction

SPRING

Dandelion Pickle Back (#ulink_18c887f9-ad79-5d22-b2d4-28d46a832922)

Wild Onion Gimlet (#ulink_19972bd1-7c30-5b69-9f84-85fc549de1d3)

Locust Pocus (#ulink_43fc19ee-6ab4-5693-b6a7-f88a40498b69)

Violet Lady (#ulink_1b333a1e-0331-56e5-a57d-c22a40b752c7)

Welcome Wagon (#ulink_3017d6de-2243-5c7d-a7d2-272077ddbad8)

The Sweet Smell of Torture (#ulink_6f4cdf9c-8598-50c1-8b54-c40de254259a)

Stinging Nettle Swizzle (#litres_trial_promo)

Rue the Day (#litres_trial_promo)

Wild Dandy (#litres_trial_promo)

SUMMER

Hops & Crops (#litres_trial_promo)

Elderflower Cooler (#litres_trial_promo)

Beach Plum Fizz (#litres_trial_promo)

Sheep Sorrel Shandy (#litres_trial_promo)

Orchard Old-Fashioned (#litres_trial_promo)

Wild Strawberry Margarita (#litres_trial_promo)

Let Lovage Rule (#litres_trial_promo)

Tamar’s Wild Blueberry Daiquiri (#litres_trial_promo)

The Concord (#litres_trial_promo)

Wild Mint Mojito (#litres_trial_promo)