Hot Elderberry Punch; The UK's historic Glühwein
Elderberry it is said, is the Englishman's grape and as well as being used to make immune-fortifying Winter syrups, jams and condiments, there has ...
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Birch Botanical Vodka awarded Grown in Britain status
This week is extra special for us at Buck & Birch – it’s National Tree Week, a time to celebrate the start of the UK’s winter tree planting se...
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Wild Hot Chocolate with Buck and Birch
As the nights grow longer and colder, it’s time to add a little wild to your winter! This season, take your hot chocolate to the next level with a...
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Hot Aelder Punch
Are you looking to up your winter warmer game? Then look no further than the Hot Aelder Punch!As the temperature drop and we get into Autumn proper...
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Aelder Wilderness Cocktail by bartender of the year Iain McPherson from Panda & Sons Edinburgh
The Sunday Times - 29/09/2024 This week bartender of the year Iain McPherson from Panda & Sons in Edinburgh shar...
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Win a Buck & Birch bundle!
Have you tried Buck & Birch’s full range of Wild Scottish Exotic spirits and liqueurs? Now is your chance to win the complete Buck & Birch...
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Foraging Meadowsweet
Its oldest names are ‘Medwort’ or ‘Mead wort’ and the name meadowsweet comes not from meadows (actually it prefers to grow in wet areas of bog) but...
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Association of Foragers - A meeting of wild minds
Every year since 2015 the Association of Foragers, an ever growing group of wilderness experts and enthusiasts from around the world, gather in the...
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Syrups to warm the heart
When we launched our rosehip and crab apple appeal in late summer it was a reaction to how disconnected we felt we had become to our extended fami...
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The Forager's Haggis Recipe
Rupert Waites, head chef, master forager and wild flavour expert at Buck & Birch, may these days spend most of his time conjuring award winning...
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The Wild Flavour Diaries: Say Hello to Hogweed Seed
Over the past 12 years we have picked, plucked, rooted, rummaged and catalogued so many ingredients it is becoming increasingly difficult to rememb...
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Going Wild for Wild Food Week
The 7th Annual Wild & Feral Food Week is one of celebration, championing foragers and chefs that bring focus back to wild ingredients in delici...
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