Used for attracting good fortune or warding off evil, gris gris are talismans originating in West Africa and also found in New Orleans. Serve the Gris Gris and let your guests wonder how you do the voodoo that you do.

Cleopatra is said to have used cucumbers to preserve her flawless skin. Be the pharaoh of the party with this deliciously light and crisp infusion.

A 2012 review in the journal Phytomedicine concluded that there was insufficient evidence prove the anxiety-reducing effects of lavender. The authors obviously hadn’t tried our lavender bitters!