Blueberry-Bourbon Shrub by Juliana Hale

Blueberry-Bourbon Shrub

Recipe by
Published 5th Jul 2021

This drink starts with a simple shrub--a tart, fruity liquid you make ahead and can also sip straight up or with seltzer.

Blueberry-Bourbon Shrub Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup red wine vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • ice cubes
  • 1 ½ fluid ounces bourbon
  • 3 fluid ounces ginger beer
  • blueberries
  • lime wedge

Blueberry-Bourbon Shrub Cook Instructions

Prep15m
Cook-
Ready In4h15m
Servings1 drink
  1. Puree blueberries, sugar, and red wine vinegar in a blender. Add peppercorns. Chill shrub, covered, 4 hours to 2 days. Strain.
  2. In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, combine 2 fluid ounces blueberry shrub and bourbon. Shake until very cold.
  3. Strain into an ice-filled pint glass. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with additional blueberries or a lime wedge.

Blueberry-Bourbon Shrub Nutritions

  • Calories: 1098.7 calories
  • Carbohydrate: 257.9 g
  • Fat: 0.7 g
  • Fiber: 5.9 g
  • Protein: 1.7 g
  • SaturatedFat: 0.1 g
  • Sodium: 5.1 mg
  • Sugar: 226.8 g

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