TABLE OF CONTENTS
PUBLISHING MIKE HUGGINS COCKTAILS JOSHUA SEVY VISUALS NATHAN SPARKS WORDS DAVID WIRTH
TATARIAN
GOLDEN GATE
BODHI
BAOBAB
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PAGE 15
PAGE 23
PAGE 31
METHUSELAH
KAPOK
AMATE
DRAGON’S BLOOD
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PAGE 17
PAGE 25
PAGE 33
NEEM NEEM
ÁRBOL DEL TULE
PIRANGI
CHAPMAN
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PAGE 19
PAGE 27
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DRUNKEN TREE
BLACKJACK
PANDO
MERU
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The name Tatarian is inspired by Berkley’s endearing
neighborhood history. Just before the turn of the
century, each new land owner to buy property in the
neighborhood would receive a shade tree as a gift
from the city. In the years to follow, the Maple tree
(specifically the Tatarian variety) was the tree that
thrived and grew the most successfully on Berkley soil,
despite not even being native to the state of Colorado.
barrel select bourbon, maple orange lapsang saffron syrup,
and barrel aged bitters
Tatarian pays homage to the roots of the Berkley
neighborhood, symbolizing a thriving, growing, and
connected community.
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THE
BRISTLE
CONE
PINES
of the Western United States are
the oldest individual trees in the
world, and among them stands
Methuselah at 4,849 years old.
These trees reside just below
treeline in harsh climates, resulting
in low rates of reproduction and regeneration. The Bristlecone wood is
so dense and resinous that it actually erodes rather than rot, yielding the
twisted and tormented features present on many of the old individuals.
METHUSELAH
absolut elyx, contratto apertivo, pamplemousse liqueur,
bitter truth elderflower liqueur and house orange bitters
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Neem
Neem
jamaican rum, anejo rum, white pepper cashew orgeat,
toasted coconut cream, pineapple juice, orange juice and tiki bitters
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THE
NEEM’S
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Range stretches across Southeast Asia and
is rooted in Ayurvedic practice dating
back over 7,000 years. The species
boasts over 140 active biological
compounds, crowning the species
as one of the most complex trees in
the world. The medicinal qualities of
the plant reach far and wide, encompassing
everything from detoxification
and increased metabolism to antibacterial
properties and boosting the immune system.
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The Drunken Tree, or Silk Floss tree
is notable for its menacing conical
spines that deter any predators
from scaling the trunk to access
its leaves. This is one of many natural
defenses that trees and plants
use for protection. Other notable
examples include the geranium,
which produces a toxin that paralyzes
the Japanese Beetle and the
toxic oils of Poison Ivy.
PALO
BORRACHO
Drunken Tree
tequila blanco, mezcal, ginger syrup, honey syrup,
lime juice, lemon essential oil and clove tincture
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At the root of the miniaturized
trees and landscapes
such as the Golden
Gate Ficus and Juniper is
the ancient art of...
PENJING
Golden
Gate
amaretto, fernet branca, egg white*
lemon juice and house orgeat
Over 2,300 years ago,
the Chinese Five Agent
Theory (water, fire, wood,
metal, earth) grew to popularity
in effort to explain
a number of phenomena,
from biological processes
to cosmic events. The art of
Penjing involved the miniaturization
of landscapes
in order to hone in on it’s
agents and gain access to
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the mystical powers. The
further removed in size the
replica from the original,
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*raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
the more powerful.
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Kapok
irish whiskey, combier, orgeat, banana oleo,
pineapple juice, lime juice, tiki bitters and raspberries
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DEMON
OF DEATH
Cultivated largely for the cotton produced by it’s
pods, the Kapok Tree is rooted in both historic and
mythological slavery and imprisonment. In the mid
17th century, Oliver Cromwell
transported a significant population
of Irish indentured servants
to Barbados for the cultivation of
cotton and later sugar cane. Local
folklore speaks of the Castle
of the Devil, a large Kapok tree deep in the jungle.
Legend has it that a carpenter imprisoned the Demon
of Death in this tree, trapping it in a series of seven
rooms he carved into it’s trunk.
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THE
MONTE-
ZUMA
CYPRESS
Árbol del Tule is located in the
town center of Santa Maria Del
Tule, just six miles east of Oaxaca.
The tree is a Montezuma Cypress,
locally known as an Ahuehuete, or
old man of the water. Local Zapotec
legend holds that this tree was
planted 1,400 years ago by Pecocha,
a priest of the Aztec wind god
Ehacactl. Sadly, Árbol del Tule is
slowly dying due to water shortage,
pollution and traffic.
ÁRBOL
DEL TULE
mezcal, coffee liqueur, liqor 43, montenegro,
demerara, hellfire shrub and angostura bitters.
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BLACK
JACK
rye whiskey, laphroaig 10 year cask strength, chocolate bitters,
smoked honey syrup, nonino, benedictine and a flamed orange peel.
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The study of forest regeneration is fire ecology. Forest fires are vital to forest regeneration and vitality. Some of the major impacts on the
forest ecosystem involve changes in the sun and rainfall. Without the upper layers of vegetation intact, both rainfall
and sunlight penetrate all the way to the soil. This increases daily temperature fluctuations and saturation of soil,
providing an ideal platform for new vegetation growth. In addition, many plants have adapted to only allow their
seeds to mature when exposed to heat or smoke.
SMOKE
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Bodhi
chai tea infused pisco, allspice dram,
coconut cream syrup*, and demerara syrup
FINDING
ELIGHTENMENT
The Bodhi Tree
is the site at
which Siddhartha Gautama is supposed to have attained enlightenment
after sitting for 49 days in 288 BC. The term
Bodhi Tree is now applied to a wide variety of sacred
trees growing at this site, all alleged
descendants of the original Bodhi Tree.
*contains dairy
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Amate, an ancient type of paper made from tree bark, dates back to the Aztec Empire. The
bark was stripped from the tree, soaked in water and then beaten into a fine layer, a technique
still used today in the rural mountain village of San Pablito, Mexico. Invented in around 75 CE,
It was used for communication, records, and ancient rituals.
When the Spanish came to Mexico in the 1500s, Amate was forbidden as they believed that
it was used in witchcraft and magic.
Witchcraft
Amate
tequila, ancho reyes, angostura amaro, hellfire shrub,
grapefruit vanilla shrub, lime juice and grapefruit bitters
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PIRANGI
cachaça, becherovka, ginger liquor, cinnamon,
hibiscus lemon syrup, angostura and lemon bitters
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Cajueiro de Pirangi is the world’s
largest cashew tree, spreading
across an astonishing
2.1 acres in Eastern
Brazil. The spread of this
giant comes from the weight of
its limbs, which root themselves, allowing this individual
to reach the size of 70 normal cashew trees. Currently,
it is extremely difficult to differentiate the original trunk
from it’s offshoots.
CAJUEIRO
DE PIRANGI
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the
Trembling
Giant...
...is a grove of
aspen trees in
Utah that is both the oldest and heaviest organism
on earth. Weighing in at an astounding 14,000,000
pounds and estimated to be 80,000 years old, Pando
is comprised of over 47,000 trees. It is a clonal
organism, meaning that all trees derive from one
seed and are essentially clones of that original tree.
The root system spans great distances, sprouting new
trees as it expands.
Pando
gin, campari, strawberry dolin blanc,
rosemary syrup and prosecco
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Baobab
sloe gin, banana liquor, créme de cocoa, demerara,
lemon and lime, heavy cream and egg white*
The Tree
of Life
The Baobab is one of
the most common trees
in Africa and is able to provide
towns and villages in remote reaches of the continent
with vital sources of materials, nutrition and food. Every
part of the tree can be used for something: the
bark for rope and clothing; leaves for food; trunks as
a water reservoir; its seeds for cosmetic oils. In fact,
the baobab is the only tree in the world who’s fruit
does not fall, rather hardens while hanging and can
be harvested and ground into a nutritious fruit powder
for consumption.
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*raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
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The Dragon’s
Blood Tree is native solely to the island archipelago of Socotra. The deep crimson
resin that it exudes when the trunk is lacerated has been and still is prized by
many. The sap spans the world and has been a valueable trade commodity as far back as the first century. The Greeks and Romans
used it as a wound healer. 18th century Italian violin makers used it as a varnish. It is a cleansing agent in Indian
ceremonies. It is even thought to ward off evil in contemporary American Hoodoo and
New Orleans Voodoo.
DRAGON’S BLOOD
navy strength gin, apricot liqueur, lemon oleo, lemon juice,
cinnamon tincture and dried fruits
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CHAPMAN
bourbon, laird’s applejack, baked apple syrup,
orange essential oil and walnut bitters
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Contrary to popular opinion, John Chapman,
or Johnny Appleseed, was not a vagrant
planter in the 19th century. Rather, he
was an ambitious entrepreneur. At the
turn of the century, Ohio Company
of Associates was desperate for
settlers on their land. They offered
a one-hundred acre parcel to
anyone willing to plant fifty apple
and twenty peach trees. By the time
of his death in 1845, Chapman was
the owner of 1,200 acres of land in
the Northwest Territory. His apples were
largely turned into applejack and hard cider
as they were small, tart and nearly inedible. Due to
their propensity to be used as a base for distillation, prohibition and
the FBI agents charged with the task of enforcement destroyed the
vast majority of Chapman’s orchards.
JONNY
APPLESEED
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Many trees are considered sacred throughout
time and across many religious practices.
In particular, Egyptian mythology
depicts a number of
sacred trees in hieroglyphics.
Of particular significant to the
Egyptians are the Meru and the Sycamore,
the latter of which stood at the gates of heaven.
In many contexts throughout history these
trees are anthropomorphized, sharing an intimate
relationship with humanity.
SACRED
TREES
MERU
gin, apricot liquor, vanilla syrup, lemon juice,
lemon essential oil, rose water topped with lemon pellegrino
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