Tag: Drinks
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How to Tap Birch Sap, and Why You'd Want To
Described as "nature's energy drink", birch sap contains important nutrients for the Spring time. It also makes some pretty incredible wine, apparently.
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A Farmer Preserves Heirloom Corn, Molasses and Mountain Moonshine Too (Video)
Heirloom corn and sorghum molasses provide a window to our past in the hands of a small family farmer. So does a slightly stronger, more illicit drink.
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UPDATE: Buy More Beer! Saturday is National Growler Day
Growlers are a great way to enjoy local craft beers in reusable containers. This Friday is National Growler Day. Let's celebrate!
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Is That Flame Retardant In Your Soft Drink?
Brominated vegetable oil is patented as a flame retardant, banned in food all over Europe and Japan, but on the ingredient list of about 10% of sodas in the U.S.
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The Week in Pictures: Lt. John Pike Pepper Spraying Memes, Rubber Glove Bridal Gown, and More
Lt. John Pike is now an internet sensation. We also have a bridal gown made of rubber gloves, vans decked out ultra-luxe and more.
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U.K.-Based Drink Company Tops Smoothies With Knitted Hats to Raise Money for Elderly
Innocent Drinks hopes to raise $1.5 million with the knit campaign.
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Tea Fertilized with Panda Poop Will Cost $36,000 Per Pound and (Maybe) Prevent Cancer
A new tea set to become the world's most expensive is being fertilized with panda feces, and is touted as having cancer-preventing properties.
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Cassava Beer and Blueberry Juice? Alternative Drinks Increase in Popularity
Natural drinks are getting more interesting by the day.
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Cranberry Juice Beats Extract for Fighting Infection
Just between you and me, ladies, what do you do when you feel that irritating burn, knowing it can only mean a urinary tract infection? Do you run to the doctor's office for antibiotics, only to fight the yeast infection
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How Sustainability Could be the Future Standard for all Rum
Rum, one of the world's favorite spirits, could be one of the most sustainable, too.
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The Week in Pictures: New Zealand Oil Spill, How Steve Jobs Changed the World, and More (Slideshow)
Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.
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Crafting Sustainable Rum is Largely a Matter of Catch and Release
In the first part of this series on rum production, we took a look at the environmental impacts and industry pitfalls inherent in
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Horchata, a Healthy Drink Made from the Local Tigernut in Valencia
If you ever find yourselves in Valencia, have an horchata (or watch some polystyrene sculptures burn!). We were served plenty at the Valencia Design Week and grew quite fond of this
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Homemade Soda Recipes for 5 Classic Flavors
It's easy to understand why soda is such a guilty pleasure: cold, fizzy, and sweet, it's a treat like no other. However, soda is usually filled with chemicals, preservatives, crazy high levels of sweeteners (and
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The Story of Sustainable Rum Begins With What's Left Behind
Rum has long been a favorite spirit for bartenders looking to mix a crowd-pleasing cocktail. Indeed, drinks like the Mojito, Cuba Libre, and Piña Colada are staples at hip bars, college parties, and Jimmy Buffet
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Stunning Film On the Beauty and Craft of Brooklyn's First Modern Distiller (Video)
From the inherent green value of doing it yourself to an insistence that beauty and sustainability must go hand-in-hand, you'll find no arguments among TreeHuggers that the world would be a better place if we learned to make more things, make them
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Coca Cola and Nestle Show Signs of Support for Improved Recycling Laws (Updated)
Of the 224 billion beverage containers sold in the U.S. every year, only about 29 percent are recycled. Companies have been blamed in the past for not doing more to increase that rate—but that may now be changing,
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From Schools to Hospitals, Fresh Healthy Vending Makes Healthy Snacking Easier
It seems like a good sign when an eighth-grade girl says this about a vending machine stocked with things like fruit slices, (healthy) granola bars and dairy-free snacks: "All the vending machines I see have candy or
