Æcorn Bitter Citrus, Non-Alcoholic Spritz 50cl

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Roasted Acorns after 30 minutes in the oven at 375 F. If roasting for acorn coffee, they’d be a good bit darker. This year it expanded its range to include Tuscan Tree “Fiore di Sambuco Aperitivo” – Cloudy Elderflower – made with real elderflower blossom and a selection of botanicals. Obstacles, to be sure, but I wasn’t deterred. The acorns can be leached first, then dried and processed into acorn butter. Adding additional oil isn’t that big a deal, and a teaspoon or two should be enough to bring the nut butter together.

As 'green living' continues to gain global traction, more and more people are opting to 'shop local' with their drinks. English fizz has been the undeniable success story of this category, experiencing an enormous boom in popularity - and Aecorn seems set to replicate that for non-drinkers.There’s another acorn butter recipe in the Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook, which cites a passage from A Clash of Kings, referring to a desperate travelers acorn paste made by Arya: At this point, the acorns are a lot like any other roasted nut. They were tasty to eat out of hand, and I actually stored some in a jar in the pantry for several weeks. They kept just fine since the roasting process dehydrated them. The best way to store acorns after they are dried is in a canning jar in the refrigerator or a root cellar. The shelf life will vary from a week to months, depending on how well they have been dried and the variety. Keep an eye on them if you have stored them and if you see any sign of mold or notice a mildew smell, discard them. Any acorn should be processed to leach out tannins, regardless of whether they are bitter or sweet. The fundamental process involves either a boiling water bath or cold-water bath to remove the tannic acid. This process can take a couple of days up to a week or more, depending on the amount of tannins in the acorns. Whether they’re braving the Kingsroad during war, fighting beyond the Wall, or foraging in the last days before the long winter, acorn paste can satisfy travelers’ hunger. Even children have no problem preparing this food in a moment of need. This spread goes nicely on biscuits and bread—a luxury in the wild.”

I found a reference to a German product called “NewTella” which is supposed to be a play on the name “nutella,” or the commercially available chocolate hazelnut spread. A man in Germany was processing acorns, leaching them, and then cooking the nutmeats with apple juice before pureeing it into a lightly sweet acorn nut spread. The cookbook suggests just roasting acorns and then pounding them with a bit of vegetable oil to get “acorn butter,” basically the same way you’d make homemade almond butter. They make no mention of leaching the acorns, likely because they’ve never actually tasted an acorn. Arya may be a fictional character, but she’s got her wits about her, and I’m sure she hot-leached the acorns before roasting and grinding them. What’s more, a few weeks without alcohol is highly beneficial for your immune system. You’ll notice that you are less likely to succumb to every little virus that hits the office and, if you do catch the lurgy, your recovery is likely to be much speedier. What’s the difference between low alcohol and alcohol-free? A place within the aperitivo hour, a drinking time previously dominated by alcoholic spritzes and Aperol, is a game changer for the low and no category. But Aecorn are also targeting another popular trend; that of the 'home-grown' drink. Zajneb Al-Rahma from Aecorn Aperitifs has an answer: every venue should be offering a carefully thought-out low and no range. "We're at the beginning of a paradigm shift in the role drinks play in people's lives," she explains. "The timing and need for quality, adult non-alcoholic options has certainly never been more relevant."Chopped acorns can be used as a topping on desserts, incorporated into baked goods or tossed onto a salad for some added crunch. They can either be chopped on a cutting board with a knife or in a food processor. The size of the chop is up to you. The world’s first zero-abv distilled spirit, Seedlip was inspired by a book of 17th-century herbal remedies. The different botanical expressions should appeal to lovers of spicy, citrus or herbal gins. Clove-laced Spice 94 was the first launch, followed by Garden 108 and lemony Grove 42. Garden, with its notes of thyme, sage and pea pods, gives a fresh, herbal-edged drink with a crisp finish perfect for summer sipping. Alc 0% The best way to make acorn flour is to chop them fine and then run them through a flour mill. You could also try to use a food processor, but the acorns will need to be very dry or you’ll end up with another batch of acorn butter. If you want to make sure the acorns are extra dry, take the chopped acorns and roast them on a baking sheet in the oven at 225 degrees for a couple of hours. Toss them from time to time on the baking sheet to expose as much of the surface area to the heat. You could also put them on a paper towel in a food dehydrator to dry them out for flour making.