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The Wildcrafted Cocktail

Make Your Own Foraged Syrups, Bitters, Infusions, and Garnishes; Includes Recipes for 45 One-of-a-Kind Mixed Drinks

Contributors

By Ellen Zachos

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Feb 16, 2021
Page Count
240 pages
Publisher
Storey
ISBN-13
9781635864168

Price

$14.95

Price

$19.95 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $14.95 $19.95 CAD
  2. ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD

Meet the natural lovechild of the popular local-foods movement and craft cocktail scene. It’s here to show you just how easy it is to make delicious, one-of-a-kind mixed drinks with common flowers, berries, roots, and leaves that you can find along roadsides or in your backyard. Foraging expert Ellen Zachos gets the party started with recipes for more than 50 garnishes, syrups, infusions, juices, and bitters, including Quick Pickled Daylily Buds, Rose Hip Syrup, and Chanterelle-infused Rum. You’ll then incorporate your handcrafted components into 45 surprising and delightful cocktails, such as Stinger in the Rye, Don’t Sass Me, and Tree-tini. 

  • “Ellen is a pioneer with a flair for combining the right foraged ingredients with the best spirits. The result is a balanced and delicious foraged cocktail every time!” — Judd Zusel, vice president of marketing at Remy Cointreau USA“Wow! A plethora of new ingredients to incorporate into our tipples. From silverberries to sumac, Ellen shows us how to collect these wonderful things and turn them into delicious libations.” Tony Abou-Ganim, author of The Modern Mixologist

    “Combining plant knowledge with culinary skills, Ellen creates marvelous drinks fit for the finest table or a crackling campfire.” Sam Thayer, author of The Forager’s Harvest and Nature’s Garden

    “A wonderful book! Easy-to-follow recipes and techniques will elevate your mixology, while insights into plant flavors will help you create unique cocktails that incorporate your own local and wild terroir.” — Pascal Bauder, author of The New Wildcrafted Cuisine

Ellen Zachos

About the Author

Ellen Zachos is a Harvard graduate and the author of eleven books including The Wildcrafted Cocktail, Growing Healthy Houseplants, The Forager’s Pantry, and How to Forage for Wild Edible Plants Without Dying. Ellen’s first career was on Broadway (cast of Les Miz, among others), but the gift of a peace lily on opening night opened her eyes to the wonderful world of plants. Ellen taught at the New York Botanic Garden for many years, and also served as Coordinator of the Gardening Department in Continuing Ed, before moving to Santa Fe, NM. Ellen was named a Great American Gardener by the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival and continues to speak at conferences, garden clubs and flower shows across the country. Her eleventh book Mythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods was published in 2025 by Workman Publishing.

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