Sour Cherry Gin Spritzer
GLASSWARE: GATSBY TUMBLERS (VISKI)
Let’s use that sour cherry shrub that we made in a different style of cocktail! This one uses gin, and it’s bubbly, light, and refreshing.
Ingredients:
1 oz cherry shrub
1 oz lemon juice (or lime)
2 oz gin
sparkling water
garnish: cherries + edible flowers
Directions:
Combine shrub, citrus juice, and gin into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously for approximately thirty seconds, until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with some fresh cherries and edible flowers.
SOUR CHERRY SHRUB
You can enjoy a fruit shrub in so many different ways! It’s sweet and tangy and ohhh so versatile — these cherries looked perfect for it, but you can really use any fruit. Here’s a quick video tutorial!
Ingredients:
2 cups fruit of choice
1 cup sugar
¾ cup water
¾ cup vinegar of choice (I used champagne vinegar)
Directions:
Prepare fruit as necessary (wash, remove pits or stems, chop into smaller pieces) and combine sugar, water, and fruit into a sauce pot. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Let cool completely, strain out the solids, and stir in vinegar. You can use the leftover cherries to add to your cocktails, desserts, etc.!
I also use it in this Sour Cherry Bourbon Sour!