Branson Ben - The Seedlip cocktail book

Seedlip is a nature company on a mission to change the way the world drinks by solving the what to drink when youre not drinking dilemma with the worlds first distilled non-alcoholic spirits. Served in the best restaurants, bars & hotels in the world, Seedlip is inspired by Ben Bransons familys 300-year farming heritage & The Art of Distillation, a book written in 1651 detailing the distilled non-alcoholic herbal remedies produced by apothecaries. The three Seedlip spirits Spice 94, Garden 108 & Grove 42 are blended & bottled in England. Seedlip has created a bespoke maceration, copper pot distillation & filtration process for each plant to capture & celebrate the true flavours of nature. All three Seedlip spirits are free from not only alcohol, but also sugar, sweeteners, calories & allergens, making them the ideal grown-up option if youre not drinking whatever the reason. Thank you for buying The Seedlip Cocktail Book.

We launched Seedlip back in November 2015. Id been working on Seedlip for over two years, bringing together things Im passionate about nature, farming, design & ingredients into a bottle. I knew that the what to drink when youre not drinking dilemma needed solving & hoped others would share my view that it was time for the world of non-alcoholic drinks to be taken seriously. Thankfully, I have since come across so many wonderful people who share that vision & who are helping us to change the way the world drinks. This book is a celebration of nature through some of our favorite recipes & recipes from some of the worlds best bartenders. Its not for your coffee table; its for folded corners, scribbles, tatty pages & Post-its.

There are simple recipes & simple techniques; really fiddly recipes & some really unusual gadgets; everyday, ordinary ingredients & forgotten, rare ones, too. Whether youre a professional bartender or an at-home experimenter, I hope these pages demonstrate that cocktails without alcohol, when taken seriously, can be both delicious & a lot of fun. Peas & love Ben

A seedlip is a seed sowers basket. Seedlips were used by Bens family over 300 years ago to hand-sow seed. Carolus Linnaeus the godfather of botany gave 4,000 animals their Latin names, including the fox, the hare & the squirrel that feature on the front of Seedlips bottles. Seedlip is the proud owner of a copy of The Art of Distillation that dates back to 1664. Seedlip is the proud owner of a copy of The Art of Distillation that dates back to 1664.

The original copy can be found in the British Library & used to belong to King George III.

The first 1,000 bottles of Seedlip sold out in 3 weeks, the second in 3 days & the third in just 30 minutes. In bars, restaurants & hotels, the back-bars brim with alcoholic options. And there are hundreds of years of tried & tested recipes using these ingredients. So, with a wealth of books, websites & home barware to experiment with, it has never been easier to have a go at home. However, proper non-alcoholic cocktails are new.

There arent lots of products, recipes & information. And this is what makes it so exciting. The limitations creativitys greatest ally are actually very liberating. There are no established ways to make non-alcoholic cocktails; there arent any classics yet; there have not been 100 years of this is how it must be made. Instead, there is an opportunity to create the classic Seedlip cocktails of the future. We like to approach each Seedlip cocktail as a chef approaches a plate of food, pairing great ingredients in interesting ways to produce fantastic flavours.

The three distinct flavour profiles of Spice 94, Garden 108 & Grove 42 complement different plants & different combinations. Once we have a combination in mind (for example, Spice 94 with ginger & cashew, or Garden 108 with basil & strawberry), we can then explore the best techniques, the right quantities, the ideal glassware, what kind of ice, what garnish &, of course, what were going to call it!

Here are some examples of ingredients & food pairings that work particularly well with each of the three Seedlip flavours. Complementary Ingredients: Grapefruit, Pineapple, Vanilla, Maple, Cinnamon, Coffee Can be paired with: Red Meat, Root Veg, Curries, Desserts, Petits Fours Complementary Ingredients: Apple, Rhubarb, Basil, Cucumber, Elderflower, Lime Can be paired with: Starters, White Fish, Salads, Palate Cleansers, Sorbets Complementary Ingredients: Peanut, Carrot, Barley, Ginger, Honey, Apricot Can be paired with: Pat, Spicy Dishes, Shellfish, Game, Chocolate-based DessertsHere are some principles we abide by when creating drinks. G.I.G. [GLASS. ICE. GARNISH.] Smart glass, lots of ice & dont forget the garnish. REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE Syrups, shrubs, ferments, jams & salts are all handy ways to reduce your waste & add a real depth of flavour to non-alcoholic cocktails. REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE Syrups, shrubs, ferments, jams & salts are all handy ways to reduce your waste & add a real depth of flavour to non-alcoholic cocktails.

Make sure to reuse produce or recycle ingredients.

STAY SEASONAL (WHERE POSSIBLE) Being in tune with the rhythm of the seasons & your climate feels better, tastes better & is better for the environment. STAY LOCAL (WHERE POSSIBLE) Find your local farm shop or pick-your-own farm, grow your own or check out some of the amazing fruit & veg box services available. ROOT TO SHOOT Were all familiar with nose to tail or farm to table, root to shoot is our Seedlip equivalent. The stone, the peel, the leaves, the flowers all are tasty in their own right. HOST WITH THE MOST One of the most powerful ways to delight guests & truly be the perfect host is to prioritize your guests experience & consider their individual requirements.

Whether that means taking into account someones allergy or that someone is driving or vegetarian leave no one out.

NO MOCKING The word mocktails is an insult! Lets talk about Seedlipcocktails or non-alcoholic cocktails instead. Please. PROFILE Aromatic & Complex PLANTS Allspice Berries Green Cardamom Oak Cascarilla Bark Grapefruit Peel Lemon Peel FREE FROM No SugarNo SweetenerNo AllergensNext page