Comments on: DIY: It's a Shrubbery!!

By: Member Profile: cocktailnerd.com | The Mixoloseum

Member Profile: cocktailnerd.com | The Mixoloseum — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:48:16 +0000

[...] interesting history and mixological detail, and also swimming in references to general geekdom. Monty Python, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and other hallowed geek topics appear in Gabe’s writing quite [...]

By: MxMo XXX: Local Flavor — Blackberry Gin Shrub | Two At The Most

MxMo XXX: Local Flavor — Blackberry Gin Shrub | Two At The Most — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:54:07 +0000

[...] about blackberries, I realized this would be a great time to try making a shrub. A shrub is a blend of fruit juice, syrup, and spirits. Frequently the syrup includes vinegar for [...]

By: The Cocktail Chronicles » MxMo XXX: And everything smelled of vinegar….

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:46:57 +0000

[...] I’m late to this one, but with good reason: last year, when Rick and Gabriel (who otherwise typically detests complex ingredients — c’mon, you didn’t think [...]

By: A Dash of Bitters » Blog Archive » Shrubbin’ and shrubbin’

A Dash of Bitters » Blog Archive » Shrubbin’ and shrubbin’ — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:44:22 +0000

[...] fellow cocktail bloggers have been working on shrubs and gastriques for a while now. I don’t know why I’ve held off until now. Lack of [...]

By: You Thirsty? | afrobella

You Thirsty? | afrobella — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:04:56 +0000

[...] about via How’s Your Drink?, the cocktail column in the Wall Street Journal. Here’s the recipe courtesy of Cocktail Nerd [...]

By: I’d Like My Salad AND Cocktail With Vinegar Please : Drink Dogma

I’d Like My Salad AND Cocktail With Vinegar Please : Drink Dogma — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:42:08 +0000

[...] the “Cocktail Nerd”, recently discussed the issue of vinegar in cocktails, focusing on the Shrub family of cocktails. I think that the concept of using vinegar in cocktails [...]

By: Trader Tiki’s Booze Blog » Blog Archive » Rum Shrub

Trader Tiki’s Booze Blog » Blog Archive » Rum Shrub — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:40:53 +0000

[...] do I feel late to the party. After a few excellent shrub posts by Gabriel, Jamie, and Rick, and Chip and Andy, there’s not a lot more to say, but I’ve got a few [...]

By: Robert Heugel

Robert Heugel — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:51:13 +0000

Hey Gabriel; I am still doing the vinegar thing even though you’ve moved to getting all Bison-grassed up on vodka. I just posted a more descriptive explanation of gastriques over on my blog, so if anyone is interested in the comment I left earlier and wanted to look up some of those drink ideas I was talking about. I put up more specific info over there to avoid completely taking over the comment section here.

By: Jo Jo Bean

Jo Jo Bean — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:42:45 +0000

Ok-as one who works the kitchen angle; I love balsamic syrup. I take balsamic vinegar and reduce it by a third to half, let it cool and pour it over fresh strawberries with some fresh whipped cream or mascarpone. This dark syrup adds a rich, almost dark chocolaty taste with a tanginess that hits the back of the mouth after tasting the spicy nuances. The syrup is sweet but not overly sweet and seems to be a wonderful balance to fresh strawberries. The thing of it is-when I am reducing balsamic vinegar in the kitchen it smells awful so be prepared. I think it would be interesting to experiment with balsamic in a shrub.

By: Doug Winship

Doug Winship — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:50:40 +0000

Don’cha just love a post or article that proves you just aren’t completely insane?

I was just in a funky market in Columbus last week and one of the stalls had a bunch of really cool, esoteric vinegars. All I could think of was, “I wonder what kind of cocktail I could use these in?”

The downside is, now I’ll have to go back and get some!