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Roots and Barks

• Cinnamon Sticks - Used in spicy holiday ales, wines and ciders.
• Indian Sarsaparilla - An excellent herb for making a root beer base, it gives root beer that nice thick head.
• Ginger Root - The most widely used herb for brewing.  This rhizome has recently made its way into beers and is now more popular in brewing than ever.
• Ginseng Root - This root is gaining popularity as it has made its way into several sodas, wines and beers.
• Licorice Root - This root is extremely sweet and very tasty.  Don’t confuse this with star anise, which a inadequate replication.

Fruit Peels

• Sweet Orange Peel - This sweet variety of peel will give your Belgian or holiday beer much sought after flavor.
• Bitter Orange Peel - Also known as the Curaco orange peel, these are one of the most popular specialty herbs best used in Belgian beers.
• Lemon Peel - Mainly used in beers and liquor recipes as well as in mixed drinks.
• Lime Peel - Used in few beer and wine recipes but used a lot in mixed drinks.

Seeds and Spices

• Cardamom Seed - A distinctive spice from the same family as ginger.  This seed has been depict as a “spicy cola”, and makes a great addition to Belgian and Holiday beers.
• Coriander Seed - This seed is traditionally been used in beers to compliment the flavors of other herbs and spices.
• Paradise Seeds - This seed is traditionally been used to give brews that pepper flavor with a pine aroma.
• Star Anise - Flavor similar to licorice that is used in Belgian and holiday beers.  Works very well in root beers and cordials.
• Vanilla Beans - Traditionally used in sodas and cordials, this spice has made its way into stouts and holiday beers.

Herbs and Flowers

• Dried Elderberries - An excellent berry for port wine and is used in a lot of red wine recipes.

• Dried Elderflowers - An excellent flower that can be used for making wine and makes a great addition to elderberry wine for flavor enhancement.

• Heather Flowers - Transfers its pleasing bouquet and hint of sourness in beer and wine.

• Juniper Berries - The berry used to flavor Gin has made its way into brewing beers.

• Mint - There are many varieties of this herb and it is used sparingly in beers but used a lot in sodas, cordials and wines.

• Mugwort - Historically, this herb was used in beer before the acknowledgment of hops.  This herb is still used but not as widely as it used to be.

• Rose Hips - This versatile herb can be used wine, cordials, sodas and beers.

• Sweet Gale - This herb with its perfumed wood and leaves is primarily used in British beers. 

• Wintergreen Leaves - Not to be confused with mint, the wintergreen is used in sodas and wines.

• Fresh or Dried Woodruff - This herb is excellent in wine, beers and ciders.  It imparts that oak like flavor without the expense.

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