A Beginners Guide to Drinking Shrubs
Shrubs, also known as drinking vinegars, are concentrated syrups used in beverages. They’re most commonly made from vinegar, fruit, aromatics, and sugar. Many shrubs use apple cider vinegar as the base and then use fruit and herbs to create unique sweet and sour flavors.
How to Make a Muscato Punch w/ Honey Ginger Shrub
The perfect crowd-pleasing beverage to bring along to your next potluck, picnic or party!
General Consciousness & Mindful Eating
The following story was on a meditation moment on Sam Harris's meditation app. It brought to mind my mentor Bartlett, zen butcher. He once told me his customers asked him if grass fed or grain fed meat/dairy was better or about nutrition values of food. In the end, general consciousness about food is enough. Was the food locally grown? How does the body feel?
What is your fond, food memory? What does it reveal about your inner world?
Somehow food flavors are also drink flavors. Somehow self help questions are a topic for a beverage blog.
Packages = Living in the Mystery
"Holiday Catalog" is another slang term for 2020 along with Doomsurfing, False News, Covid Fatigue. What is a Holiday Catalog? It is a tab in a website to purchase holiday items from local vendors who participate in events during the holidays. The customer can still purchase items regularly sold by the shop or learn about the not-for-profit organization. There is an added area to order online and for shipping.
2020 Madison Public Library Foundation Fundraiser
There are two books Jordan Anthony recommended in 2015 when we visited two bars: Booker & Dax and Death & Co. Parts of my story: I did not drink booze; I was woefully ignorant of history, science, recipes in terms of the commonest cocktails. What is "mouthfeel?" What are techniques and how important are they? How do drink menus get written? By season? Why do people drink?
Making a Seasonal Farmer's Market Drink: Hot Toddy Shrub
A rainy day at the farmer's market during the last days of summer, during a pandemic, right before an election. In this present moment, the perfect drink is an easy, warm, fresh cider with Honey Ginger Shrub.