Noshing in Nature: Juniper ReimaGINed

Location: Selby Gardens’ Banyan Tree Patio  

Class Fee: Members $64/Non-members $69 

Class Size: 80 Students 

Instructors:  

Selby Gardens' Horticulturalist – Christopher Elenstar  

Mixologist – Storm Stein

Global Historian – Zachary DeBacco

Botany has never tasted so good! In this new series, learn the plants behind your favorite foods and beverages and sample your way through the science of plants.  

From medicine to martinis, gin has a storied cultural and culinary history. But what is the conifer behind the “Tom Collins?”  Learn from a Selby Gardens’ horticulturalist about juniper as a tree, a berry, and its crazy coniferous characteristics.

Then, really celebrate GINuary by joining a master mixologist in an open dialogue with an open bar, detailing global cocktail culture. 

Finally, put your new knowledge into practice by sampling varieties of floral gins, savoring international cocktail recipes, and bonding over Bond’s favorite beverage.   

Please check-in at the Selby Gardens Welcome Center at 5:45 p.m. for a 6:00 p.m. start time.