What's a Shrub?
Shrubs, also known as drinking vinegars, originated several centuries ago in England as a method to preserve fruit and berries. Typical shrub recipes use apple cider vinegar poured over seasonal fruit...
Easy
10 MIN
Prepared strawberry shrub syrup can be found at Asado Life restaurant in St. Augustine.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 1 Cocktail
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:
1. 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.
2. Add palm vinegar to strawberry syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.
To make cocktail:
3. Shake all ingredients together with ice.
4. Strain into a tall glass filled with small ice cubes.
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