HOW TO MAKE A DIY HERBAL HAWTHORN CORDIAL🫀 FOR HEART HEALTH ❤️ - a great way to bond with loved ones over plants 🥰 ⁣ ⁣ Last month, the OO team came into town and we made these beautiful cordials infused with therapeutic plants for the heart and digestive system. ⁣ ⁣ ✨WHAT IT IS: A cordial is essentially a liqueur with health benefits, thanks to the infusion of medicinal herbs, spices, and fruits. These sweet alcohol-based herbal formulas were historically made to be energetically heart-warming and ‘cordial’, which actually means “of the heart” in old English.⁣ ⁣ We used Hawthorn as one of the core ingredients. A tried and true heart tonic, Hawthorn benefits the cardiovascular system physically as well as the emotional heart-body. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥⁣ ⁣ You can get as creative as you’d like, adding any additional dried or fresh herbs you have on hand such as rose petals!⁣ ⁣ For this cordial you’ll need:⁣ - 1 quart jar⁣ - 1 cup of hawthorn berries⁣ - 1 apple (cored and chopped)⁣ - zest of 1 lemon⁣ - pinch of nutmeg⁣ - 3 cardamom pods, crushed⁣ - 1 cinnamon stick⁣ - 2 tbsp of dried hibiscus ⁣ - 1⁄3 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice⁣ - 1⁄2 cup of honey (or less if you prefer it less sweet)⁣ - roughly 2 cups of cognac or brandy (or enough to cover the dried material) ⁣ ⁣ ❣️ We all took turns prepping and adding each of the ingredients, and had so much fun making these together. Strain in 4-6 weeks, turning your concoction once each day while it infuses. ⁣ ⁣ Once strained, add 1oz to sparkling water to make a medicinal, low-alcohol cocktail 🍹 with major health benefits! 🫀🪄