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Use fresh spring rhubarb and a few other ingredients to make this rhubarb wine recipe. Includes tips on equipment and the full winemaking process. Quite a few people think of rhubarb as strictly a springtime treat but if you grow it yourself you’ll know that you can be pulling stalks of it far into the…
A simple recipe for sweet and smooth blackcurrant rum liqueur. Mix it into champagne for Kir Royale or sip it neat. It’s like Ribena for adults. Kids in Britain grow up on Ribena, a cordial made with concentrated blackcurrant juice, sugar, and a few other things. I’m not saying it’s healthy, but everyone’s had it….
How to make coffee liqueur using just a few basic ingredients including coffee, vanilla, & vodka. This homemade Kahlua recipe takes about 15 minutes to make I love flavored liqueurs and Baileys, Tia Maria, and Kahlua are all among my favorites. The only thing I don’t like about these creamy, tipsy, girly drinks is their…
This simple blackberry gin recipe uses just three ingredients and is perfect for late summer cocktails or stored for a Christmas tipple By Richard Chivers Across the country, the hedgerows are bursting with an abundance of blackberries. Harvested between August and Mid-October, blackberries grow wild throughout Europe. As many of us will do over the…
This easy to make pink rhubarb gin recipe uses just three simple ingredients. Also includes expert tips on how to grow rhubarb in your home garden Rhubarb is cheerfully making a comeback as a popular crop for the kitchen. If you have space, I highly recommend growing your own. It’s easy and like most crops,…
Instructions and recipe for sweet and citrusy elderflower champagne. One of the best wild-foraged drink recipes that you’ll ever try Making elderflower champagne is a lot easier than you’d imagine. All you need are freshly picked elderflowers, or dried ones in a pinch, champagne yeast and a few other ingredients. Once this recipe is finished…
Alcohol-free Garden Cocktails. Virgin drinks made with fresh herbs, edible flowers, wild foraged plants and berries, and other delightful natural ingredients With warmer days here, picnics, bbqs, and other social gatherings are on the agenda. Aka cocktails galore. Don’t get me wrong, I like a margarita just as much as the next person but sometimes…