Blackthorns Botanical Brews, Amy Blackthorn
Blackthorns Botanical Brews, Amy Blackthorn
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Blackthorn's Botanical Brews
Herbal Potions, Magical Teas, and Spirited Libations

Author: Amy Blackthorn

Narrator: Leslie Howard

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/05/2020


Synopsis

One part The Drunken Botanist, one part Blackthorn's Botanical Magic—shaken, not stirred—Blackthorn's Botanical Brews offers a fresh, fun way of bringing botanical magic into your kitchen, cocktail parties, and home remedies.

Blackthorn's Botanical Brews has something for everyone. This book outlines the magical uses for many well-loved, traditional beverage ingredients found throughout time. Listeners learn what potions are, what purpose they serve, and how to create their own brews, bitters, vermouth, and kombucha, as well as how to blend the perfect tea for their magical desires.

Included:

● Getting to Know Your Spirits

● Adding Magic to Your Daily Activities

● In the Kitchen

● In the Bar

About Amy Blackthorn

Amy Blackthorn has been described as an "arcane horticulturalist" for her lifelong work with magical plants and teaching of Hoodoo. She incorporates her experiences in British Traditional Witchcraft with her horticulture studies. She has a certification in aromatherapy and is ordained through the Gryphon's Grove School of Shamanism. Amy's company, Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends, creates tea based on old Hoodoo herbal formulas. She lives in Delaware.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rebecca

This review was originally published on The Magical Buffet's website on 11/30/2020. If you’ve learned one thing by now, it’s that Becky likey excuses to eat and drink. Fortunately for me, 2020 has delivered ample excuses and we’ll be talking about the latest one today, “Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews:......more

As a child, I read Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette, thinking that somehow it would prepare me for civilized life out in the world. It didn’t, but it did prepare me to appreciate the beautiful and richly concise content in Amy Blackthorns Blackthorns Botanical Brews. Once, the “social gra......more

Goodreads review by Adostra

I was initially planning to get the English version of the book, even though prices on Book Depository have recently gotten way less friendly for my student budget. I found out, however, that a Polish translation is going to be available soon, so I ended up getting that version instead. When I got m......more

Goodreads review by Bri

I received Blackthorn's Botanical Brews as a gift from Weiser, and I am so grateful that they were kind enough to send this book to me! This is honestly such a delightful read that I could gush about it for hours and hours. Definitely one of my favorite books of 2020, and perhaps one of my favorite......more