We sit up for spring and summer time backyard events all 12 months, and with the upcoming launch of our new Botanical Blended Drinks Recipe Ebook, we’re dreaming of all of the methods we are able to serve inventive natural cocktails and mocktails to our friends. In our new e-book, we share a recipe for Lavender and Citrus Rum Punch served with a floral ice ring for punch bowls. Our staff was so enchanted by the whimsy of this natural show that we needed to share this sneak peek into the e-book so you may make it your self!(Be sure to’re subscribed to our e-newsletter so that you’ll be the primary to know when this new e-book is accessible!)
Edible Flowers and Leaves
It would be best to use edible flowers and leaves in your selfmade floral ice ring as a result of because the ice melts, your flower petals and herbs will float in your punch bowl.Anytime you’re utilizing edible flowers, just be sure you’ve correctly recognized your botanical and that you simply’re utilizing blooms that haven’t been sprayed with chemical compounds (or uncovered to pet waste!).
A number of of our favourite edible choices for this venture are:
Borage (Borage officinalis) flowersCalendula (Calendula officinalis) petalsChamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) flowersDandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowersElder (Sambucus nigra) flowersHollyhock and mallow (Althaea spp.) flowersLavender (Lavandula spp.) flower budsLemon balm (Melissa officinalis) leavesNasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) flowers and leavesPeppermint (Mentha x piperita) leavesCrimson clover (Trifolium pratense) blossomsRose (Rosa spp.) petalsThyme (Thymus spp.) flowers and leavesViolet (Viola spp.) flowers and leaves
DIY Floral Ice Ring for Punch Bowls
Components
1 bundt panSufficient edible flowers to fill the bundt pan at the least midwayWater to fillEntry to a freezer
Instructions
Place the bundt pan within the freezer; when frozen, the flowers can be on the prime of the ice ring.
As soon as frozen, fill the rest of the pan with water and freeze once more.
Shortly earlier than your friends arrive, fill your punch bowl with the drink of your alternative.
To take away the floral ice ring from the bundt pan, place the pan in a bowl of heat water till the ice ring releases.
Place the ice ring within the punch bowl, flowers facet up, which is able to maintain your punch cool whereas additionally offering a whimsical dose of natural enjoyable.
Extra Sources
Should you love the thought of constructing enjoyable natural cocktails and mocktails for you and your friends, then we encourage you to affix us in our Botanical Blended Drinks Workshop, which opens for enrollment on April 24 and can solely stay open for brand spanking new registrants by the summer time.
As an extension of the workshop, our upcoming Botanical Blended Drinks Recipe Ebook options 82 natural cocktail and mocktail recipes—together with step-by-step directions for making natural syrups, infused alcohol, bitters, and different DIY drink elements—so you possibly can whip up flavorful natural drinks year-round!
Each the workshop and the e-book comprise loads of non-alcoholic drink recipes, so you don’t want to drink alcohol to take pleasure in this e-book. Get able to fill your day with seasonal, herb-infused mocktails or cocktails!