BLUEBERRY-BOURBON SHRUB

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

Provided by Juliana Hale

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes     Whiskey Drinks Recipes

Time 4h15m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 9

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

Steps:

  • Puree blueberries, sugar, and red wine vinegar in a blender. Add peppercorns. Chill shrub, covered, 4 hours to 2 days. Strain.
  • In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, combine 2 fluid ounces blueberry shrub and bourbon. Shake until very cold.
  • Strain into an ice-filled pint glass. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with additional blueberries or a lime wedge.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1098.7 calories, Carbohydrate 257.9 g, Fat 0.7 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 5.1 mg, Sugar 226.8 g

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