Bringing in the New Year is a perfect excuse for a new cocktail concoction – and of course it is only fitting I should make it with some of my foraged hoard. Here I offer you a delectable drink made with my honeysuckle syrup, mixed with bourbon, prosecco and a dash of bitters. So let me drink a toast to all my readers who have encouraged me over the past year, and share with them a little taste of my garden which is now fittingly covered with snow.
I first made a syrup with 1 part honeysuckle syrup, 1 1/2 parts bourbon and a few drops of bitters. Mix this half and half with prosecco in individual glasses. It is not sweet, but has a beautiful floral bouquet.
And as I enjoy my drink on this the last day of 2015, I am again reminded of where we live and our beautiful surroundings by my originally decorated Christmas tree – still fresh and fragrant. Dried hydrangeas, sedums and milkweed pods give it a festive, foraged flavour.
May 2016 bring you health and happiness, and great foraging!
Along the Grapevine 
December 31, 2015 at 11:24 pm
Happy New Year! Many thanks for following my blog. 🙂
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January 1, 2016 at 6:18 am
Same to you, and thanks likewise for following mine.
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January 1, 2016 at 10:26 am
Thank you.
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January 1, 2016 at 2:52 am
Lovely. Do you have a picture of the whole tree?
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January 1, 2016 at 6:18 am
I do actually. I’ll forward it to you later.
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January 1, 2016 at 6:31 pm
I had trouble posting my original pictures so I took another partial one.
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January 1, 2016 at 7:40 am
Happy New Year Hilda xx
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January 5, 2016 at 10:38 pm
Happy New Year. Great ideas as always. 🙂
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