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
Dark Cherry Punch
A non-alcoholic punch worthy of a party.
This recipe is designed to make for one or many. It’s delicious, we promise!
INGREDIENTS
1 part The Curious Cabinet Cherry Shrub Syrup
1 part non-alcoholic rum, such as Lyres Spiced Cane Syrup
4 parts soda water
Rosemary to garnish
Pour all ingredients into a glass or serving jug - depending on your quantities. Serve with ice.
White Peach Blossoms in Kyoto
5 parts chilled pre-brewed Kyoto tea by The Tea Nomad (Or a Japanese style tea with floral tones)
1 part The Curious Cabinet White Peach Shrub Syrup
2-3 dashes Angastora Orange Bitters per serve
Pre-brew your selected tea and allow it to chill. Pour into a jug with The Curious Cabinet White Peach Shrub Syrup. Stir with ice to chill. Serve strained into a coupe glass, or with ice in a tall glass. Garnish with flowers from the tea.
TIP: Make a big bottle of this and keep it in the fridge (as seen below) so you can serve it any time! For the bottle below we used 100ml Shrub Syrup to 500ml of pre-brewed tea.
Spiced Apple, Ginger and Rhubarb Cider
A wintery delight, sure to spice up your spirits on a chilly afternoon or evening.
INGREDIENTS
2 shots ginger beer
2 shots non-alcoholic apple cider
1 shot soda water
Freshly sliced apple and ginger, along with Rosemary and Cinnamon quills to garnish.
METHOD
Fill a glass with ice. Add all ingredients. Stir. Add garnishes and serve.
Sparkling Strawberry & Bitters
A super refreshing drink, perfect for when you don’t want to have alcohol, but you still want something with a kick.
INGREDIENTS
5 shots soda water
Angastora Bitters
1 sprig of mint
METHOD
Fill a glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup, soda water and bitters. Stir. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Rhubarb & Ginger Iced Tea
Loose leaf tea / 2x tea bags (We recommend Green Tea with Rose, but encourage you to experiment with any of your favourite herbal or black teas).
3 slices ginger
2 slices lemon
Ice
Prepare a strong pot of tea of your choice. Half fill with boiling water and steep for 15 minutes. Top your tea pot with ice to cool and dilute.
Place more ice into serving glass. Strain chilled tea over the ice and add ginger, lemon and Rhubarb Shrub Syrup. Stir and serve.
NOTE: You can use any flavour of Shrub Syrups. Combine them with herbs/fruits to your taste.
Dark Spiced Cherry
A curiously complex and delicious mocktail.
RECIPE
1 shot The Curious Cabinet Cherry Shrub Syrup
4 shots soda water
1 shot Seedlip Spice 94
METHOD
Fill a glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup, soda water and Seedlip. Stir and serve.
Garnish with rosemary.
ALCOHOLIC VERSION
You could add one shot of gin to this if you wanted to make it alcoholic.
Sparkling Rhubarb Elixir
A super refreshing drink, perfect for when you don’t want to have alcohol, but you still want something with a kick.
INGREDIENTS
5 shots soda water
1 sprig of mint
METHOD
Fill a glass with ice. Add Shrub Syrup and soda water. Stir. Garnish with a sprig of mint.