How to Drink Buck & Birch with Tom Chisholm, Co-Founder
Lush Life25 Mar 2025

How to Drink Buck & Birch with Tom Chisholm, Co-Founder

Sometimes, you don't realize that all paths have led you to where you end up. Think about it - it could be true for you. It is for our guest - he’s right where he was meant to be all along.

For Tom Chisholm,  all those dead ends and missed starts made sense when Buck & Birch was born. Founded in 2016 by Tom and his partner Rupert Waites when they joined forces to share a deep bond created back in their respective childhoods growing up in nature, surrounded by exhilarating wilderness landscapes.

The duo began hosting pop-up dining events in the 2000's, with a focus on wild and foraged Scottish ingredients. Their wild elderberry liqueur proved insanely popular with all and Buck & Birch was on its way.

Follow along with us on Tom’s path from Norway to Scotland and how he found himself the co-founder of a drinks company!

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The cocktail of the week is the Birch Forest Martini:

INGREDIENTS

  • 60ml BIRCH Premium Botanical Vodka
  • 15ml white vermouth
  • Garnish: lemon twist

METHOD

  • Add the ingredients to an icing glass
  • Add ice and stir
  • Strain into a Martini glass
  • Garnish with a lemon twist.


You’ll find this recipe and all the cocktails of the week at alushlifemanual.com, plus links to most of the ingredients.

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/buck-and-birch-with-tom-chisholm


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