Strawberry Tea-Ni
A summery and floral drink made with our Summer Tea Party Cocktail Tea. This one is perfect with or without alcohol, so you can enjoy this drink all summer long.
A summery and floral drink that can be enjoyed all summer long. This one is perfect with or without alcohol, so you can drink this all day long.
INGREDIENTS
30ml Gin (for an alcohol-free version add 30ml extra tea)
METHOD
PRIOR TO SERVING
Pre-brew 2 teaspoons of Summer Tea Party Cocktail Tea in 250ml and chill. (Use 60ml-90ml for this recipe, and save the rest for later - chill in the fridge for up to 3 days).
AT TIME OF SERVING
Add The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup, chilled tea and 30ml gin (or extra tea for an alcohol-free version) to a shaker with lots of ice. Shake well. Double Strain into a coupe glass. Serve.
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Elixirs and mixers for soda and cocktails, The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrups bring to life flavours that will transform your drinks.
Based recipes from the old world, these elixirs blend the sweetness of fruit with the kick of apple cider vinegar.
100% natural ingredients, Gluten Free and Vegan
Awards: Bronze Medal, Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards, 2021.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
SPARKLING STRAWBERRY
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup to 5 parts soda water Adjust to taste. Serve with ice and a sprig of mint.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS
30ml The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup
60ml tequila or mezcal
10ml lime juice
4 mint leaves
Shake with ice. Strain into coupe glass. Serve.
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Must Try White Peach cocktails (boozy and dry)
For us, White Peach is the taste of warm weather, sunny days and sharing delicious drinks with friends and family. Whether you like your drinks boozy or dry, we have a drink option to suit your tastes.
White Peach Bellini
This drink is the perfect champagne or prosecco cocktail recipe, and will be sure to wow your guests, without taking away too much time from entertaining.
The recipe is simple, and to adjust it to an alcohol-free recipe, all you need to do is swap the sparkling wine out for an alcohol free option.
INGREDIENTS
1 shot The Curious Cabinet White Peach Shrub Syrup
5 shots champagne/prosecco/sparkling wine
Sprig of mint or rosemary to garnish
METHOD
Fill a spritz glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup and sparkling wine. Adjust to taste. Garnish and serve.
Sparkling white peach
An easy white peach alcohol-free drink recipe that you can jazz up with some beautiful garnishes or your favourite spirit - if you like it boozy.
We recommend vodka and gin as they pair very nicely with the delicate flavours of the White Peach Shrub Syrup.
INGREDIENTS
1 shot The Curious Cabinet White Peach Shrub Syrup
5 shots soda water
Ice
Garnish, we suggest: rosemary, mint, thyme, sage
METHOD
Fill a tall glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup and soda water. (Add your spirit of choice if you are having a hard version). Adjust to taste. Add your garnish and serve.
peach martini
This is a recipe that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways depending on whether you want an alcohol-free, or alcohol version.
INGREDIENTS
1 shot The Curious Cabinet White Peach Shrub Syrup
2 1/2 shots brewed and chilled green tea
Ice
Rosemary
METHOD
To a shaker with ice, add the Shrub Syrup and green tea. Shake until cold. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with rosemary.
NOTES
For a cocktail version of this recipe, we recommend adding a shot of gin or vodka to the recipe. For an even harder version, you can take out the green tea.
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Delicious with soda, and perfect for cocktails, The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrups bring to life flavours to tantalise and delight your tastebuds. Based on traditional recipes of old, these elixirs blend the sweetness of fruit with the tartness and goodness of apple cider vinegar.
100% natural ingredients, Gluten Free and Vegan.
Awards: Bronze Medal, Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards, 2021.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
SPARKLING PEACH
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet White Peach Shrub Syrup to 5 parts soda water. Adjust to taste. Serve with ice and a sprig of mint. Add some gin for a great alternative to a Gin and Tonic.
WHITE PEACH SPRITZ
30ml White Peach Shrub Syrup
120ml Prosecco
30ml Soda Water
Pour into a large wine glass. Top with ice. Garnish with fresh mint or thyme.
Sparkling Shrub
Our Shrub Syrups with soda water, are a delicious and easy alcohol-free drink. The blend of sugar and fruit with the apple-cider vinegar provides the perfect combination of tart and sweet that will tantalise your tastebuds.
Use your favourite Shrub Syrup flavour in this recipe, and to garnish, see suggested garnishes for each flavour below.
INGREDIENTS
Ice
5 parts soda water
1 part The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrup
Garnish of choice (see suggestions below)
METHOD
Add ice, soda water and Shrub Syrup to a glass. Stir, add garnish and enjoy.
NOTES
Our ratios above can be tweaked to your liking. Add more Shrub Syrup if you like the taste a bit stronger, or for a lighter flavour add more soda water.
Garnish Suggestions
RHUBARB SHRUB: mint, ginger, rosemary
CHERRY SHRUB: mint, rosemary
STRAWBERRY SHRUB: mint, basil, cucumber
WHITE PEACH SHRUB: mint, rosemary, thyme, sage
MANDARIN SHRUB: mint, thyme, rose petals, Mandarin Dust, green olives
LIME SHRUB: Lime Dust, mint, rose petals, dehydrated fruit
Elixirs and mixers for soda and cocktails, The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrups bring to life flavours that will transform your drinks.
Based on recipes from the old world, these elixirs blend the sweetness of fruit with the kick of apple cider vinegar.
100% natural ingredients, Gluten Free and Vegan.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
SPARKLING Lime
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup to 5 parts soda water Adjust to taste. Serve with ice and a sprig of mint.
Add some gin for a great alternative to a Gin and Tonic, or white rum & lots of mint for a twist on a Mojito.
MARGARITA
75ml Tequila or Mezcal
30ml The Curious Cabinet Lime Shrub Syrup
Shake all ingredients with ice and double strain into a chilled coupe glass, rimmed with The Curious Cabinet Lime Dust. Serve.
Elixirs and mixers for soda and cocktails, The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrups bring to life flavours that will transform your drinks.
Based on recipes from the old world, these elixirs blend the sweetness of fruit with the kick of apple cider vinegar.
100% natural ingredients, Gluten Free and Vegan.
Awards: Silver Medal, 2021 Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
SPARKLING RHUBARB
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet Rhubarb Shrub Syrup to 5 parts soda water Adjust to taste. Serve with ice and a sprig of mint.
SOMERS SOUTHSIDE
60ml gin
30ml The Curious Cabinet Rhubarb Shrub Syrup
3 drops Bob’s Abbots Bitters
1 mint sprig
Shake with ice. Strain into coupe glass. Serve.
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….
Our magical Mandarin Dust will transform your cooking & cocktail creations.
Rim your cocktail glasses, sprinkle on your desserts, add to your crumbing for seafood, the options are limitless.
Unlock your curiosity and see where this enchanting ingredient can take your cooking & mixology.
After selling-out last season, our new season Mandarin Shrub Syrup is now back!
Craft the perfect Mandarin cocktail, or shake up the way you use mixers with Mandarin Shrub Syrup. Transform your bar essentials with a mixer than can used be used beyond delicious concoctions.
Delicious with gin as an alternative to G&T, or mixed simply with soda water for a refreshing alcohol-free drink, Shrub Syrups can also be used in salad dressings, meat glazes, drizzled over ice-cream and wherever else your curiosity takes you.
100% Natural
Gluten Free
Vegan
Alcohol-free
Small-batch
Mandarin Shrub Syrup pairs well with:
Spirits: Gin, Bourbon
Food: Seafood, chocolate
If you care about sustainable food production practices, you will be interested to know all the fruit strained off from our Mandarin Shrub Syrup has been transformed into our popular Mandarin Dust. This magical product will take your cocktails to the next level as a delicious rim and is delicious sprinkled over seafood, desserts and more.
Awards: Silver Medal, 2021 Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
SPARKLING MANDARIN
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet Mandarin Shrub Syrup to 5 parts soda water. Adjust to taste. Serve with ice and a sprig of mint.
ROMANCING THE ROSE
60ml Bourbon
30ml Curious Cabinet Mandarin Shrub Syrup
20ml Lemon juice
15ml Orgeat
4 drops rose water
3 mint leaves
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker & gently shake side to side. Strain into coupe glass. Garnish with mint sprig.
Starry Night
A cocktail so good, you might see stars. Comforting and sweet, you’ll definitely want to enjoy this one by the fire on a starry night.
INGREDIENTS
60ml Cognac
45ml The Curious Cabinet Cherry Shrub Syrup
30ml Red vermouth
2.5ml Absinthe
3 Dashes chocolate bitters
METHOD
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. Serve.
Elixirs and mixers for soda and cocktails, The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrups bring to life flavours that will transform your drinks.
Based recipes from the old world, these elixirs blend the sweetness of fruit with the kick of apple cider vinegar.
100% natural ingredients, Gluten Free and Vegan.
Awards:
Bronze Medal, Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards, 2021.
Drinkeasy Awards 2021 - Non-Alcoholic category award. Tasting notes: From the outset you think you just pulled a nice red. Gorgeous red hue. Smells really inviting. Pleasant tartness with notes of cherry and slight peach. Delicious and commanding flavours.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
SPARKLING CHERRY
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet Cherry Shrub Syrup to 5 parts soda water Adjust to taste. Serve with ice and a sprig of mint.
STARRY NIGHT
60ml Cognac
45ml The Curious Cabinet Cherry Shrub Syrup
30ml ounces red vermouth
2.5ml Pernod
3 dashes chocolate bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice and then strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a Curious Cabinet Chocolate Cherry. Serve.
Strawberry Shrub Gold Rush
We were thrilled to have our Strawberry Shrub Syrup featured in a cocktail by Aus Botanicals. Try this with your favourite Single Malt Whiskey, we recommend Blackwoods Distilling Co.
Here’s how to make it:
INGREDIENTS
60ml Single Malt Whiskey
30ml Strawberry Shrub Syrup
22.5ml lemon juice
60ml grapefruit juice
Ice
METHOD
Add all ingredients including ice to the cocktail shaker and give a really vigorous shake! Double strain into cocktail glass.
Garnish with a citrus rose.
Sit back and enjoy!
Elixirs and mixers for soda and cocktails, The Curious Cabinet Shrub Syrups bring to life flavours that will transform your drinks.
Based recipes from the old world, these elixirs blend the sweetness of fruit with the kick of apple cider vinegar.
100% natural ingredients, Gluten Free and Vegan
Awards: Bronze Medal, Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards, 2021.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
SPARKLING STRAWBERRY
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup to 5 parts soda water Adjust to taste. Serve with ice and a sprig of mint.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS
30ml The Curious Cabinet Strawberry Shrub Syrup
60ml tequila or mezcal
10ml lime juice
4 mint leaves
Shake with ice. Strain into coupe glass. Serve.
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.