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SeriousEats.com features ROOT, SNAP, and RHUBY
That's the Spirit: Art in the Age Root, Snap, and Rhuby Liqueurs
Q: What do a Native American medicinal herbal drink, lebkuchen, and a legendary (if possibly apocryphal) tea brewed by Benjamin Franklin have in common?
A: They've all served as the inspiration for unique and exciting liqueurs from Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.
Pulp Lab features ROOT
Art in the Age ROOT
While we certainly enjoy cozying up to a good gin and tonic to help take the edge off, the foodie in us often desires something a bit different, more tantalizing to the taste buds. That’s where the uniquely delicious, certified-organic Art in the Age ROOT comes into play. “What’s that?” is probably running through your mind right now.
Well, here’s what the creatively innovative Philadelphia general store has to say about the origins of its delectable decoction:
"ROOT traces its heritage all the way back to the 1700s when colonists were first introduced to the Root Tea that Native Americans would drink as an herbal remedy. Brewed from sassafras, sarsaparilla, wintergreen birch bark, and other roots and herbs, Root Tea was used to cure a variety of ailments. As colonial settlers passed the recipe down from generation to generation, the drink grew in potency and complexity. This was especially true in the Pennsylvania hinterlands where the ingredients naturally grew in abundance. These homemade, extra-strong Root Teas were a favorite in colonial homes and public houses all over the northeastern colonies."
Sugarhousedetroit.com features ROOT
Day 7: Root Beer Flip! Me? I’m a root beer guy. And I’m also a BLT guy. But in terms of drinks, I’m a root beer guy. Unless I’m drinking whiskey, in which case I’m a drunk guy. Either way. This drink here? Well… It’ll knock your dick in the dirt. (Which is an expression that a friend of mine used to say quite a bit, but I’ve never honestly understood what it meant. (Until now.)
Main Line Today features SNAP
RHUBY: Art in the Age’s Organic Spirit
This 80-proof Philadelphia spirit harkens back to Ben Franklin and John Bartram's recipe for rhubarb-flavored tea.
Washingtonian features ROOT
Gifts for Your Best Drinking Buddy
Art in the Age's organic root liquor channels his favorite A&W root beer—with a grown-up (and higher proof) twist, $36.
Available at caskstore.com.
Photograph by Cask Store
Metrocurean features ROOT
Cocktail Spotlight: Sip Some Root
If you’re looking to liven up this season’s boozy concoctions, check out Root from Philadelphia-based Art in the Age. A few years back, Metrocurean picked up on a root beer revival of sorts when the liqueur originally debuted in Philly in 2009. Root became available to DC cocktail makers this summer.
