Synopses & Reviews
Green drinks gone boozy!
Create your own delicious cocktails using ingredients you can find in your own backyard, windowsill, or local farmer’s market. Learn to make your own simple syrups and infusions with immune boosting fruits, herbs and veggies that will leave you feeling refreshed and energized.
Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs and offering over 100 fun, simple, and delicious cocktail recipes, Zen and Tonic lets you infuse your life and drinks with healthy, wholesome, revitalizing ingredients.Complete with a thorough introduction to today’s producers of organic and quality spirits, and a spotlight on the wholesome herbs, spices and super foods featured in the recipes, Zen and Tonic, brings a fresh twist to the classic toast: "Let’s drink to your health!"
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"The recipes in this book are a delight. They are simple, the ingredients overall are easily obtainable, and they are tasty. One thing that tends to bother me when it comes to books filled with recipes is how many ingredients you have to purchase to make them. Some of them can be esoteric or pricey for a home bartender to stock, and if you are not enjoying that cocktail often, they sit on the shelf gathering dust. The ingredients Ms. Aron includes can be found at a local specialty grocery store. The approachability of the book is really appealing to anyone looking to make some fresh cocktails for their next party." The Alcohol Professor
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"Filled with over 100 cocktail recipes, this 240-page book showcases her favorite bar essentials, a few helpful tips, a handful of detailed spotlights on superfoods, and copious, savvy resources for organic spirits, mixers, and wines. And it’s beyond beautiful to boot. why not add a healthier kick to your cocktails with fresh, organic ingredients? Throughout her book, Jules encourages drink enthusiasts to "get their booze on without the guilt." Jayme Henderson, Holly & Flora
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"Zen and Tonic is not just a cute title; it's Aron's guiding philosophy (and also a beverage in the book made with rose-infused gin and aloe water, sweetened with blueberry lavender syrup, and topped off with elderflower tonic water). As the eponymous recipe, it works to embody the concept, defined in the introduction as "the healing art of the cocktail." Aron wants to bring us back to the cocktail's original application as a means of imbibing the medicinal properties of plants — florals, herbs, fresh fruits and natural sugars are the focus." Tales of the Cocktails
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"Zen and Tonic, the guide to body-friendly inebriation, features recipes for punch made with marigold petals, vodka offset by kiwi, and gin sweetened with carrot juice. The resulting drinks are flavorful without being sickly sweet, tastier than boring vodka soda — and far less likely to give you a hangover." Michael Kaplan, The New York Post
About the Author
Jules Aron is a mixologist, beverage consultant, and green lifestyle expert. For over twelve years she has been tending bar at some of Manhattan's finest dining establishments, swanky rooftop bars, and favorite happy hour spots. The founder of greenandgorgeouslife.com and thehealthybartender.com, Jules has been blogging since 2010. She has been featured in Met-Rx magazine, Natural Awakening magazine, Women Fitness online, and other national fitness and wellness magazines and websites.