Blackberry Shrub
Blackberry Shrub is a a delicious drinking vinegar that is so dreamy when added to club soda or used in cocktails. Here it is paired with club soda and a spirit for a dreamy easy sipping cocktail made from a blackberry shrub recipe.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups blackberries, or any berry of your choice
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 cup white wine vinegar
- 8-10 cups club soda
- Optional: spirits of your choice such as gin or vodka
Instructions
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Place blackberries in a 1 ltr jar. Bring sugar and vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
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Pour hot vinegar mixture over berries and mix with a fork, crushing berries gently to release more flavor. Seal jar and store in a cool dark place 4 days.
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Strain shrub through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth into a clean jar; cover and chill. Check shrub every week or so until vinegar flavor mellows to your liking.
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For each drink, combine 3 tbsp. shrub with 1 cup club soda in a glass filled with ice. Taste and add more shrub if you like. Or add 1-2 oz. of your favourite spirit such as gin, rum or vodka.
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Shrub can be made 6 months ahead. Keep chilled.