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Description: Depending on the species, juniper berries grow wild on prickly shrubs as well as on 40-foot trees in parts of Europe, North America, and Asia. The aroma is woody, piney, and a bit flowery ...

Take a walk in a juniper forest in Italy, breathe deeply, and you can’t help but think of cocktail hour. That’s because the scent of these berries is so closely associated with a certain white spirit.

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The juniper berry tastes like how a pine tree smells - sharp, resinous and clean. If you've ever had a gin and tonic, or a traditional martini (as opposed to one made with vodka or sake), you'll ...

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Bombay native and cookbook author Raghavan Iyer explains how to improvise Indian cuisine with juniper berries, fish sauce and mixed berry jam — three ingredients submitted by Victoria Dougherty's ...