Ingredients

  • 2 ozcherry shrub(drinking vinegar)
  • 6 ozsparkling water
  • 🍋fresh cherries(garnish)

🔧 Tools

mixing glassbar spoonstrainer

Instructions

  1. Add cherry shrub to a highball glass with ice.
  2. Top with sparkling water.
  3. Stir gently to combine.
  4. Garnish with fresh cherries.
  5. Serve immediately.

📜 History

Cherry Shrub Soda revives a colonial American drinking tradition dating to the 17th and 18th centuries. Shrubs were fruit-based drinking vinegars used to preserve summer fruit harvests before refrigeration. Colonial Americans mixed these concentrated syrups with water or alcohol for refreshing beverages. The modern craft cocktail movement has revived interest in shrubs, bringing this historical preparation method back to bars and homes across America.

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