Herbal digestive bitters are, at their most basic, simple extracts where key ingredients are steeped in alcoholic spirits, then strained and bottled for use. Join local herbalist, Guido Masé to explore some of the history behind these convivial preparations, learn the basic template for making your own, along with some simple recipes from traditional maple bitters, to more adventurous "dreaming bitters", to a classic salty blend you can add to a Bloody Mary. Co-presented by Phoenix Books and the Vermont Italian Cultural Association. Guido is co-author of DIY Bitters, available at Phoenix Books.

Guido RH(AHG) is an herbalist and garden steward specializing in therapeutic herbalism and the pharmacology of plants and mushrooms. He spent his childhood in Italy, in the central Alps and in Ferrara. Guido is a founder, faculty member, and clinical supervisor at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, a non-profit herbal medicine clinic and school. He serves as herbalist, principal scientist, and chief formulator at Traditional Medicinals, where he works on herbal teas, supplements, bitters, and tonics. He is a founding member of Railyard Apothecary (Burlington, VT) where he works as part of a collaborative clinical practice.

Free on Zoom; November 9; 7-8pm

For more information and to register visit; VermontItalianCulturalAssociation.org