Drink Up & Glow

The photography and illustrations in this book were stunning.

It was cool to learn the expanse of adaptogens, how each makes an impact and how to artfully create a drink that is beneficial to our overall function. I enjoyed that these drinks were broken out by seasonality and our needs as they arise in each season. Definitely took a lot of inspiration for ingredients to supplement my usual cold brew coffee routine, I'm excited to see if I can successfully recreate these drinks!

I’ve book considering beginning to use adaptogens but didn’t know where to start. This book offers a good base of information and delicious recipes!

This is such a beautiful and unique book! I love the photos and artwork, very tastefully done. It's great to see something this nicely executed done for alcohol- free drinks. As someone who drinks socially but has been increasingly more curious about limiting alcohol intake in my life, this book will be very helpful in making that switch. Half of the time I want a drink it is simply because of the social element, and the ability to have an eye pleasing and delicious cocktail (with health benefits) is a game changer!

It used to be that our non-alcoholic options for drinks when we went out were: Shirley Temple, soda water, or juice, or maybe if we were feeling really wild, a mix of ginger ale and juice. This sad list of sad drinks meant people who chose not to drink alcohol typically quietly suffered while their companions were served beautifully finished glasses of frothy, foamy, vibrant, umbrella and orange slice bejewelled masterpieces...with booze. Over the past decade, however, the tables have turned and nonalcoholic choices are flourishing at restaurants, bars, even at the local wine shop. Again, though, the choices seem often limited to overly sweet, under-carbonated beverages-almost always served in a can. This new book by former bartender Gaby Mlynarczyk, "Drink up & Glow", is a guide to making the best head-turning drinks that just so happen to be void of alcohol and in its place are healthful, meaningful, feel-good, adaptogenic ingredients.
Mlynarczyk's recipes encourage you to really explore adaptogens in the most fun way.. There's a recipe for an "American Pie Shot" containing among other ingredients, ginseng, fresh-pressed apple cider, and maple syrup that sounds delicious. And how can one not hop on the mushroom bandwagon and try out the "Dirty Chaga Chai" that contains ingredients like tea, plant-based milk, ginger, turmeric, chocolate, and chaga mushroom powder? The book is divided into seasons which helps in tracking down some of the ingredients and it features some absolutely gorgeous illustrations, as well as photos of perfectly mixed, tempting-looking drinks just waiting for you to have a sneaky sip from. For the winter section, there's a "Moringa Mulled Wine" which is packed with nutrients and the author notes that the moringa adaptogen has long been used as an "ally" to fight cognitive decline (p. 145). Imagine drinking to prevent, heal, or nourish? What a novel approach to the beautiful art of drink making.

This is a must-have book! It is full of beautiful photos and delicious looking recipes. I can't wait to give them all a try. This is one I'll return to again and again. Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The pictures in this book were wonderful and the drink recipes were unique and delicious!

This is a gorgeously done recipe book that explains the benefits of each key drink ingredient and lays out the steps in an manner that seems easy enough to replicate. I appreciate that each recipe yields one drink.

It is so difficult to reduce ingredients when they are written for batch production, but it feels easy enough to multiply a single serving recipe for more, if needed.

Above all, artwork is beautiful and adds to the energy of the book.

I learnt so much about herbs and adaptogens from this book! It gave me lots of ideas about how to incorporate these useful plants into many different styles of drinks. Definitely a resource worth having for anyone who wants to improve their health in a natural way.

It's amazing to see so many NA drink options that look so good! I also love that the recipes are separated out by season, and the pictures were so pretty!