This raspberry shrub turned out surprisingly well: Delicious, refreshing and a beverage you can drink in good health. Raspberry Shrub pairs well with Celebrate Bitters. A shrub is a concentrated syrup of fruit, sugar and vinegar. Often called drinking vinegar, shrub is Middle Eastern in origin. The word shrub comes from the Arabic word “sharab” which means to drink.
Raspberry Shrub with Celebrate CBD Bitters
2 cups of fresh raspberries
1 cup of unbleached sugar
peel of one lemon
⅓ cup fresh mint
1 cup of apple cider vinegar
sparkling water
Combine the raspberries, lemon peel, mint and sugar. Muddle. Cover tightly and refrigerate for one day. Muddle again and add the apple cider vinegar. Strain a half ounce into a cup and add sparkling water and Celebrate Bitters. Garnish with fresh mint, raspberries and lemon.
Store in the refrigerator for up to one week. Makes 1½ cups.
