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Cherry Shrub Rickey

A spiced cherry shrub built rickey-style with fresh lime and soda. Deep, dark, and faintly bitter from the stone fruit and vinegar.

Servings
Served inHighball
MethodBuilt

Ingredients

  • Spiced Cherry Shrub1½ ounces
  • Fresh Lime Juice½ ounce
  • Soda Water4 ounces
  • Preserved Cherry1 each
  • Lime Wheel1 each

Directions

Add cherry shrub and fresh lime juice to an ice-filled tall glass. Top with cold soda and stir. Garnish with a preserved cherry and a lime wheel.

Notes

The colonial cherry shrub is named canon — a way to preserve summer cherries through winter. The fresh lime at build re-brightens what the maceration mellowed.

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