Yarrow

Current Uses

If you’re looking to harvest yarrow, you’re more likely to find it used as a bushy ornamental in landscaping than you are growing wild in a field, at least in the U.S. When harvested, typically only the flowering tops are used. There are white and yellow varieties: white is traditionally the more medicinal.

Yarrow is used mostly behind the scenes as an ingredient in the usual bitter suspects: amari, bitters, and vermouth. It’s bitter profile adds to the complexity you’ll taste in these botanical products.