Growing Your Own
COCKTAILS, MOCKTAILS, TEAS & INFUSIONS
Growing Your Own
COCKTAILS, MOCKTAILS, TEAS & INFUSIONS
GARDENING TIPS
AND HOW-TO TECHNIQUES
FOR MAKING ARTISANAL
BEVERAGES AT HOME
JODI HELMER
WITH RECIPES BY JEANETTE HURT,
AUTHOR OF DRINK LIKE A WOMAN
Growing Your Own Cocktails, Mocktails, Teas & Infusions
CompanionHouse Books™ is an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing.
Project Team
Editor: Colleen Dorsey
Copy Editor: Amy Deputato
Design: Mary Ann Kahn
Index: Jay Kreider
Copyright © 2020 by Jodi Helmer and Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc.
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ISBN 978-1-62008-383-3
eISBN: 978-1-62008-384-0
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019955843
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DEDICATION
For Dad. From my first Shirley Temple to your last double-double, our best conversations were always over a drink.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks to Bud Sperry at Fox Chapel Publishing for giving me another chance to turn an idea into a book and Colleen Dorsey for editing out nonsensical sentences, triple-checking for accuracy, and keeping the pages turning on time. Superstar cocktail writer and recipe developer Jeanette Hurt turned a list of plants into a lineup of must-drink cocktails; Kyle Edwards shared some great photos; and talented designer Beth Kaiser took basic garden design sketches and created stunning visuals to bring them to life.
To each person who shared a (real or virtual) drink with me during this journey— Megan Bame, Heather Rice Books, Polly Campbell, Jenny Fink, Kate Hanley, Wendy Helfenbaum, Beth Howard, Kelly James, Judi Ketteler, and Rosie Molinary—thank you for always offering support and a sip of whatever you’re drinking. I also want to raise a glass to my family, Hank and Dianne Helmer, Shannon Helmer, Charlotte McKinnon, and Jerry Porter, who give me countless reasons to celebrate.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: BRIEF HISTORIES OF YOUR FAVORITE DRINKS
A Local Tea Movement Is Brewing
CHAPTER 2: CHOOSING PLANTS FOR YOUR BEVERAGE GARDEN
CHAPTER 3: MIXING UP THE BEST BEVERAGE GARDEN
CHAPTER 4: FROM CULTIVATION TO CUP: MAKING PERFECT DRINKS
CHAPTER 5: SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED: RECIPES FOR THE PERFECT GARDEN-TO-GLASS BEVERAGES
PLANT INDEX