This Mugolio Recipe (Green Pine Cone Syrup) is one of the most simple things I make every year, you can pick these, mix them up and simply leave them to do their thing. It’s almost indestructible too – I’ve had this concoction sat in my cupboard for up to 3…
Category: Cocktails
This Wild Spiced Apple Pie Vodka is an absolute must for me in winter, it’s lightly spiced and works incredibly well in a hot cocktail for those colder winter nights. Ingredients: 5 Apples – I used some wild apples from my local park here in Sussex but if you can’t…
This Wild Spiced Pomegranate Gin is delightful on its own, a really good winter warmer and I love making it up as a wild Christmas gift. Ingredients to make 1 litre: Gin – 2 x 70cl bottles (the spices absorb some) 2 – Pomegranates 1 Cinnamon sticks 1tsp All Spice…
A frozen shot of this Japanese Knotweed & ginger vodka is delicious, and it makes a fragrant drink with tonic or served over ice with a  little lemonade. Try to make the mixture a month before you want it so that the flavours have time to intensify. Ingredients: Makes 750ml…
This Japanese Knotweed Syrup has a flavour similar to rhubarb syrup; it can be used for making Knotweed lollipops, as well as Japanese Knotweed lemonade which is lovely with added lemon and salt. The great thing with this recipe is the fact that it can be done later in the…
I initially thought that the dandelion flower honey could make a really nice syrup for mixing into whiskey-based cocktails, however, having tasted the syrup I was amazed to find that it had lovely honey-like quality, so I quickly went to work on making the texture more honey-like so I could…
This Nettle soda is a simple, naturally fermented drink with a refreshing flavour that’s surprisingly similar to lemon iced tea — light, tangy, and just a little earthy. Thanks to the fermentation process, it’s not only delicious but also packed with natural probiotics that can support gut health. Best of…
Damsons / Summer / Autumn / Edible Damsons are a common shrub with edible plum-like fruits.  Closely related to Sloes, Bullaces and Greengages. Common Names Damsons, Damson Plum Botanical Name Prunus domestica subspecies insititia, or sometimes Prunus insititia Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Rosales Family – Rosaceae Physical…
Today we’re taking a look at transforming autumns abundance of chestnuts into this salted caramel & sweet chestnut vodka, trust me it’s loooooovely! Sweet Chestnuts trees are common throughout the UK and they produce their delicious and nutritious nuts in Autumn, this a really simple recipe and a great way…
The Guelder-Rose (Viburnum Opulus) is a common native shrub, the common name refers to the Dutch province of Guelderland where a popular cultivar was developed. In the UK it’s one of the key indicators of ancient woodland but it’s most often found planted in parks and gardens. The berries are…