Blueberry-Bourbon Shrub recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

1098.7 calories
carbohydrate: 257.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.7 g
fiber: 5.9 g
protein: 1.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 5.1 mg
sugar: 226.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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.

Recipe Yield

1 drink

Recipe Note

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

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