Summer Fruit Shrub Cocktail
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 pounds ripe fruit (such as peaches, strawberries, plums, or pineapple) cut into medium pieces
- 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 1 1/2 ounces spirit of choice
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- Bring 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Slice 1 1/2 pounds ripe fruit (such as peaches, strawberries, plums, or pineapple) into medium pieces. Reserve a few pieces for serving and add remaining to pan. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit 30 minutes. Strain syrup into a bowl; stir in 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar. Cover and chill shrub.
- For each cocktail, shake 2 ounces shrub, 1 1/2 ounces spirit of choice, and 1/2 ounce lemon juice in an ice-filled cocktail shaker until frosty. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass; top with some reserved fruit.
sugar, water, fruit, distilled white vinegar, spirit of choice, lemon juice
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/summer-fruit-shrub-cocktail-56389843 (may not work)