Sunset Caribbean Smash
Mandarin and rum make the perfect pair. They taste especially great in this tropical tipple.
INGREDIENTS
30ml Mandarin Shrub Syrup
30ml Rum
Soda water
Mandarin wheel and rosemary for garnish
METHOD
Add Mandarin Shrub Syrup and rum to a glass with ice. Top with soda water and stir. Garnish with a rim of Mandarin Dust, and wheel of mandarin, and a sprig of rosemary.
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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.
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.
A Stroll in the Gardens
Indulge in this delicious cocktail, featuring our collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Our Boysenberry Shrub Syrup with Bay Laurel foraged from their gardens. With 5% of all proceeds made, each bottle sold helps raise funds towards their research and conservation .
INGREDIENTS
60ml Gin
30ml The Curious Cabinet Boysenberry Shrub
Dash of bitters
Bay leaf to garnish
METHOD
Shake gin, Shrub Syrup, dash of bitters in a shaker with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a bay leaf.
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Paloma
Indulge in this delicious cocktail, featuring our collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Our Pink Grapefruit Shrub Syrup with Rosemary and Lemon Myrtle foraged from their gardens. With 5% of all proceeds made, each bottle sold helps raise funds towards their research and conservation .
INGREDIENTS
30ml The Curious Cabinet Pink Grapefruit Shrub Syrup
30-60ml Tequila / Mezcal
Soda water
Grapefruit or Rosemary to garnish
METHOD
Add Pink Grapefruit Shrub Syrup, tequila/mezcal and soda water to a tall glass with ice. Adjust to taste. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary or sliced Pink Grapefruit.
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.
Based on recipes from the old world, our award winning range of Shrub Syrups are a delicious way to enjoy alcohol-free drinks, or mix with your favourite spirits or cocktail.
Our Botanic Gardens range has been created in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and 5% of proceeds from this collaboration will go towards the continued conservation and research undertaken by the Gardens.
RECIPE SUGGESTIONS
Sparkling Grapefruit
Add 1 part The Curious Cabinet Grapefruit Shrub Syrup and lots of ice to a glass. Add 5 parts soda and stir. Adjust to taste. (Add some gin for a delicious alternative to a gin and tonic. Try Anther Distillery’s Florescence Gin, also a collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.)
Paloma
60ml Tequila or Mezcal
30ml The Curious Cabinet Grapefruit Shrub Syrup
Soda
Add Tequila, Shrub Syrup and lots of ice to a tall glass rimmed with salt. Top with Soda. Stir. Adjust to taste. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary or a slice of grapefruit. Serve.
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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!
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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.
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.
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.
Garnish Suggestions
Jazz up your drinks with these fruit and herb garnish suggestions. Perfect and unique to each Shrub Syrup flavour, these are an easy way to add wow-factor to a simple Shrub and Soda or one of our Sparkling Shrub Elixirs.
These garnishes are great with any of our Shrub Syrups and even in your own creations. Unlock your curiosity by channelling your inner mixologist and coming up with your own intriguing creations.
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
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Rhubarb, Ginger & Apple-tini
Another winter-warmer as the weather changes, although we can confirm that it’s delicious all year ‘round! This gin based cocktail combines rhubarb, ginger and apple to make a warm, sweet and deliciously tart concoction. If you’re not a gin fan, it also works really well with vodka.
INGREDIENTS
3/4 ounces The Curious Cabinet Rhubarb Shrub Syrup
1/4 ounce Domaine De Canton Ginger Liqueur
2 ounces of your favourite London Dry Gin
METHOD
Add all ingredients a mixing glass with lots of ice. Stir well. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with thin slices of apple.