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A

acid phosphate/phosphoric acid

activated charcoal

alcohol

allergies and dietary restrictions

almonds/bitter almonds/amaretto

ambergris

aquafaba

arnica

B

barrel aging/barrel aged cocktails

batch buckets/batching equipment

bergamot

beverage-only ingredients

birthwort

bitter almonds/almonds/amaretto

bitter melon

black cohosh

C

calamus

cannabis/marijuana/CBD/THC

caramel coloring

cashew

CBD/THC/marijuana/cannabis

ceramics/tiki mugs

chitosan/fining agents

cinchona/quinine/tonic water

citrus

coca leaf

cochineal

cola nut/kola nut

copper vessels/Moscow Mule mugs

coumarin/tonka beans

creosote

D

digitalis

dry ice

E

eggs

elderberry

EpiPen

essential oils

ether

eucalyptus

F

fat washing

FDA and TTB (USA)

ferns

fining agents/chitosan

flamed cocktails/fire

flowers

food safety, generally

frozen drinks 

fruit pits and seeds - apples, apricots, cherries, plums, peaches, pears, nectarines, mangoes

fulvic acid/humic acid

G

generally recognized as safe (GRAS)

gentian

ginger

ginko leaf

glitter

gold/silver

grapefruit

gunpowder

H  
I  
J juniper
K

kava kava

kola nut/cola nut

L

lead crystal

leather aging

licorice/liquorice

liquid nitrogen

M

mace/nutmeg

madder root

mango

maraschino cherries/red dye #40

marijuana/cannabis/THC/CBD

Moscow Mule mugs/copper vessels

mushrooms

N nutmeg/mace
O  
P

phosphoric acid/acid phosphate

plants, miscellaneous

Q

quillaja saponaria/soap bark

quinine/tonic water/cinchona

R

resources

rhubarb

S

sassafras/safrole 

schisandra/schizandra

senna

silver/gold

soap bark/quillaja saponaria

St. John's wort

straws

sulfites

sumac

syrup preservation tips

T

THC/CBD/marijuana/cannabis

thujone/wormwood

tiki mugs/ceramic vessels

tobacco/nicotine

tomato leaves

tonic water/cinchona/quinine

tonka beans/coumarin

TTB and FDA (USA)

U  
V  
W

white snakeroot

wood aging/barrel aging

wood fern

wood sorrel/oxalis

wormwood/thujone

X  
Y  
Z  
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