Co-owner Tom Roberge, Riffraff Bookstore, Providence
Using shrubs is a great way to add complex fruit flavors into drinks, especially when harmonizing with or playing off the main tasting notes of spirits.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 1 Cocktail
- 1½ ounces Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin
- 1 ounce sloe gin
- ¾ ounce Plum Shrub*
- Soda water
- Brandied cherry for garnish
Preparation
Combine gin, sloe gin and shrub over ice in a mixing glass, stir for 10 seconds, pour over fresh ice in a highball glass, top with soda water and garnish with a brandied cherry.
*Plum Shrub
Pit and chop 3 ripe plums and place in a nonreactive container with ½ cup granulated sugar and 1 cup white vinegar. Cover and store in a dark, cool place for 2 days. Strain and pour liquid into a clean bottle and refrigerate for up to 1 year.
