The Original Cocktail Straw is Back!

Jerry Thomas inspired us with his 1862 reprint of the Bartenders Guide. Shaffer Farms is pleased to offer the Original Cocktail Straw. Made for Bars by local farmers since 1803

Jerry Thomas Receipts Call For Natural Straws

Jerry Thomas’s Bar-Tender’s Guide of 1862 includes a Brandy Punch to be “sipped through a straw,” and illustrates the Mint Julep in straw service.Naturally Straws returns the original material—the hollow grass stalk—to the modern bar. Made for drinks that deserve better than an afterthought.

How They Are Made

Natural wheat stalk cocktail straws are as simple as it gets to make. Simply take a stalk of wheat and cut it to length. Done.

We also clean and cure them before delivery as seen here.

Naturally straws bring a market back to farmers they lost 150 years ago to paper straws. That market today is worth 25 billion dollars a year and you bet farmers want it back,

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Gerald Shaffer. Founder

Gerald started Naturally Straws 5 years ago. Blending his years of conservation and entrepreneurship he is clear on his mission, the end of paper straws. Most of them anyways.

Naturally straws is going global, slowly. The business plan calls for continued local expansion until we run out of countries

If you want to be part of the fun just drop me a line below.

Gerald lives on the Sunshine Cost in Roberts Creek BC with his family.

This is Gerald. Send me a message. Ill get back to you asap.

Naturally Straws

Farm Grown Natural Wheat Stalk Straws

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  • Never Gets Soggy

    Natural silica in wheat stems keeps straws firm for hours — hot or cold.

  • Compostable in 30 Days

    100% biodegradable. Breaks down completely in a home compost bin.

  • Canadian Grown

    Wheat and rye grown by co-op farmers in BC. Seed to straw, traceable.

  • No Taste. No Residue.

    Neutral flavour. No coatings, no glue, no additives. One ingredient.

  • Plastic-Free Packaging

    Shipped in kraft cardboard. No plastic wrap, no foam, no waste.

  • Wholesale Available

    500-count boxes. Master cartons of 16,000. Consistent supply chain.