Four words: mixed berry shrub syrup. In beveragespeak, a shrub is a fruit and vinegar syrup you add to a drink. This one, made with summer's best ingredients, helps your drink reach its full potential. The result? A summer of elevated, refreshing beverages.
This particular shrub syrup is versatile and easy to make. The fresh summer berries add sweetness, but the vinegar’s tang balances it out and makes it shelf-stable, which means that you can keep this syrup on your bar cart for a full month. Other versions made with peaches and cranberries are also wonderful.
In addition to being downright delicious, this syrup is incredibly versatile, which is highlighted by the different ways you can incorporate it into your summer drinks, alcoholic or not.