Berry Bliss Yaupon Cooler

Prepared strawberry shrub syrup can be found at Asado Life restaurant in St. Augustine. Photography by Justin Snavely.

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

For the strawberry shrub syrup

2 pounds fresh sliced strawberries

1 pound granulated sugar

1 cup palm vinegar

For the cocktail

1-1/2 ounces Waterloo Old Yaupon Gin

3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice

3/4 ounce strawberry shrub syrup

1 ounce strong brewed Berry Bliss Yaupon tea

Ice

Instructions

To make strawberry shrub syrup: Layer strawberries with sugar sprinkled over each layer in a container and cover with a lid or plastic wrap overnight. Strain off strawberries from the syrup and reserve both. Save the strawberries to serve over ice cream. Add palm vinegar to strawberry syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.

To make cocktail: Shake all ingredients together with ice. Strain into a tall glass filled with small ice cubes.