Mandarin & Bitters
Mandarin and bitters combine to make a curiously delicious concoction.
RECIPE
5 shots soda water
3 dashes Angastora Bitters
METHOD
Fill a glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup, soda water and bitters. Stir and serve.
Garnish with mint or rosemary, or leave without garnish.
ALCOHOLIC VERSION
You could also add gin or vodka to this if you wanted a hard versions.
The Tarty Ted
A citrus alternative to a gin & tonic. This is one that’s so good, the creator’s of the recipe, The Bellarine Distillery, have put it in a can!
60ml The Bellarine Distillery Teddy & The Fox Gin
30ml The Curious Cabinet Mandarin Shrub Syrup (or to taste)
Soda Water
Lime
Add Gin & Shrub Syrup to a glass with lots of ice. Top with soda & a squeeze of lime.
Garnish with lime wheels, Mandarin wheels or a rim of The Curious Cabinet Mandarin Dust. Enjoy!
Ingredients you may be interested in….
Curious Christmas Mocktails & Cocktails
Thanks to The Tea Nomad for these delicious Christmas recipes featuring both our Mandarin and our Cherry Shrub Syrups paired with their delicious Noel Tea.
NOËL SANTA-GRIA (cocktail)
2 shot of chilled Noël , strongly brewed.
2 shots of brandy
2 sprigs of rosemary
Method: stir all with ice and a sprig of rosemary until super chilled. Then strain into glass and garnish with rosemary.
NOËL CHERRY SPRITZER (mocktail)
- 6 parts of Noël, cold brewed*
- 1 part The Curious Cabinet Dark Cherry Shrub Syrup
- splash of soda water
This mocktail spritzer is the perfect lunch or picnic accompaniment. The tea and shrub syrup mix can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge, then served with a slice of orange and a splash of soda water.
*To cold brew Noël, simply add 4 tsp of tea to 1L cold water. Allow to sit for 4+ hours (or just make it the night before).
Dark and Stormy Forest
A curious twist on a Dark and Stormy, our Dark Cherry Shrub Syrup or Shrub Elixir pair beautifully with Dark Rum in this delicious concoction.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml The Curious Cabinet Cherry Shrub Syrup
2 shots Dark Rum or Dark Spiced Rum
Lime
Soda Water
Pour rum and Cherry Shrub Syrup into a highball glass with lots of ice. Top with soda. Add a squeeze of lime. Stir gently & garnish with a slice or wedge of lime.
If you have our Dark Cherry Sparkling Shrub Elixir it’s even easier! Just pour rum into a tall glass with lots of ice. Top with Sparkling Shrub. Add a squeeze of lime. Stir gently & garnish with a slice or wedge of lime.
Gin & Shrub - the new alternative to a G&T
If you love gin, and want something different from a G&T - try a Gin & Shrub.
If you love gin, and want something different from a G&T - try a G&S! Here’s how:
USING OUR READY TO DRINK SPARKLING ELIXIRS:
Pour some of your favourite gin into a glass with ice, and then top with one of our Sparkling Shrub Elixirs. Garnish using one of our suggestions below. Delicous! Everyone else will have drink envy!
USING OUR SHRUB SYRUPS
If you’re using one of our Shrub Syrups, follow the recipe below & tweak to your taste.
INGREDIENTS
30ml The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrup of choice.
30-60ml gin
soda water
garnish of choice (see suggestions below)
METHOD
Fill a glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup, gin and top with soda water. Stir.
GARNISH SUGGESTIONS
RHUBARB SHRUB - Mint, ginger, apple or rosemary
CHERRY SHRUB - Mint, rosemary or lime
STRAWBERRY SHRUB - Mint, lime, basil and/or cucumber
WHITE PEACH SHRUB - mint, rosemary, thyme
MANDARIN SHRUB - mint, thyme, rose petals
RELEASE THE GODDESS
Nicole at Anther Distillary designed this cocktail to highlight both the Anther Goddess Strength Gin and The Curious Cabinet’s White Peach Shrub. With International Women’s Day approaching and as one of the few female-led distilleries in the industry we wanted something that was both powerful and subtle. The Goddess Strength Gin is a tribute to the strength of women, and women in science in particular, as our boss and head distiller Dervilla McGowan, has a P.H.D in microbiology”.
INGREDIENTS
45ml Anther Goddess Strength Gin
7.5ml Orange Curacao
7.5ml Martini Speciale Reserva Ambrato
30ml Curious Cabinet White Peach Shrub
METHOD
Shake and double strain into a coupe or honeycomb glass with a white grapefruit twist.
Read more about this cocktail & about the use of Shrubs in cocktails, in this article by The Australia Bartender Magazine.
CUPIDS' KISS
A delicious valentine themed treat for your sweetheart! Created by Nicole at Anther Distillary and kindly shared with us.
4 fresh raspberries (muddled)
45 mls Anther Florescence gin (collaboration with the Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens)
15 mls Marionette Liqueur Groiselle
30 mls The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup
15 mls lemon juice
Muddle raspberries and add other ingredients, shake and double strain into a glass, garnish with edible flowers.
Mandarin Sour
A delicious twist on the traditional Sour, created by Nicole at Anther Distillary.
45 ml Anther Dry
15 ml Marionette Orange Curacao
30 ml The Curious Cabinet Mandarin Shrub
10 ml fresh lime juice
Shake with ice and double strain into a coupe glass with a Rosemary Spray a rim of The Curious Cabinet Mandarin Dust.
Strawberry Shrub & Ice Cream Float
One for the kids (and adults!). A delicious twist on a spider, with a twist of the curious.
INGREDIENTS
1 shot The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup
5 shots soda water
Vanilla Ice cream
METHOD
Combine Stawberry Shrub with soda water in a glass.
Top with ice cream, and gently stir with a straw.
Watch the delicious bubbles fizz to the top.
Garnish with a strawberry and a straw and spoon.
White Peach Bellini
A super refreshing, alcohol free, twist on a Bellini. Perfect for when you don’t want to have alcohol, but you still want something with a festive kick.
INGREDIENTS
4 - 5 shots alcohol free sparkling wine or to taste
1 sprig of mint or rosemary
METHOD
Fill a spritz glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup and sparkling wine. Garnish with a sprig of mint or rosemary.
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NOTE: For a “hard” version - simply use alcoholic sparkling wine