Recipe & Allergen Craft Advisory

At Bramble & Kettle, we believe true luxury confectionery begins with uncompromised ingredient integrity and complete transparency. Because our handmade sweets are prepared in small batches using traditional equipment, we provide this comprehensive advisory regarding our raw materials, allergen management, and pantry storage practices.

1. Core Botanical & Sugar Ingredients

Our confections are built upon pure, non-GMO American cane sugar, organic tapioca syrup for crystallization control, and pure mountain spring water. We derive our colorings and aromas exclusively from natural plant matter:

• Orchard & Mountain Fruit Extracts: Pure reductions of Hood River D'Anjou pears, Honeycrisp apples, and wild Cascade alpine huckleberries.
• Herbal & Spice Infusions: Whole green cardamom, cracked cinnamon bark, whole clove, crystallized ginger root, steam-distilled sassafras root, and mountain birch oil.
• Natural Plant Colorants: Red beet root extract, elderberry juice concentrate, turmeric root, and caramelized cane sugar.

2. Major Food Allergen Declarations

Please review our allergen declarations carefully if you or your gift recipients manage specific dietary sensitivities:

• Tree Nuts (Hazelnuts & Black Walnuts): Our Salted Copper-Pan Orchard Apple Brittle contains roasted Oregon hazelnuts. Our Roasted Black Walnut & Cider Molasses Pillows contain wild black walnuts. Although equipment is thoroughly sanitized between production cycles, all batches are boiled in an atelier that processes tree nuts.
• Dairy (Cultured Butter): Our brittle and caramel batches utilize sweet cream cultured dairy butter. Hard fruit drops and herbal pastilles do not contain dairy ingredients but are crafted in the shared workshop.
• Gluten & Wheat: Our hard boiled drops, pulled chews, and brittles are formulated without wheat, barley, or rye ingredients.
• Peanuts, Soy & Eggs: We do not formulate our recipes with peanuts, soy lecithin, or egg whites.

3. Copper Kettle Hygiene & Sanitation

Our open boiling kettles are constructed of heavy, solid copper and are manually scrubbed with lemon salt and pure spring water between every batch. Copper possesses natural antimicrobial properties, which has made it the metal of choice for master confectionery guilds for centuries.

4. Ideal Sideboard & Pantry Storage

Handmade hard candies and boiled drops are sensitive to ambient atmospheric humidity. To preserve their brilliant crystalline sheen and crisp snap, store your tins in a cool, dry cupboard or dining room sideboard at 58°F–68°F (14°C–20°C), away from direct sunlight and stovetop steam.