Big Batch Sangria for a Crowd: Cherry Infused
Summer entertaining is made easier with pitchers of Sangria. Red & white sangria recipes enhanced with flavored drink syrups
Shrub Cocktail Recipes
Craft cocktails using shrub syrups can be a simple way to enhance your drinks without a lot of “mixology” skills.
Champagne enhanced with Strawberry Lavender Syrup
Sometimes shrub syrups are called drinking vinegars or also referred to as just plain shrubs.
If you don’t do alcohol, shrub syrups can also be used as a healthy alternative to sugary sodas or to make mocktails.
And finally, some shrub syrups also make wonderful salad dressings or marinades!
Cocktails (and Mocktails) for Valentines Day at Home
Using shrub syrups in drinks is a way to make awesome cocktails or mocktails at home!
How to Make a Dessert Platter for Valentines Day
Dessert platters (or dessert boards) can be a fun, easy way to treat family and friends. This dessert board for two includes ideas and options for the sweets, the drinks and the decor. You can always focus on home-made treats (some recipes included), but the idea with this how-to dessert board is “easy” so it …
Salty Dog: Classic or with Grapefruit Cardamom Shrub Syrup
A Salty Dog cocktail is an easy cocktail to have at home but it is taken to the level of a craft cocktail when you add Grapefruit Cardamom Shrub Syrup
Cocktail Recipes using Drinking Vinegars
Drinking vinegars can enhance just about any cocktail or mocktail and are especially fun during the holiday season or for entertaining.
Low Carb Cocktails or Mocktails with Shrub Syrups
Low carb cocktails can be greatly enhanced with a Cranberry Shrub Syrup (aka drinking vinegar) Try Cranberry Habanero Shrub Syrup!
Pumpkin Bourbon Martini to Celebrate Fall
Make your own pumpkin shrub syrup and use it with bourbon for an awesome pumpkin martini. A craft cocktail extraordinaire!
Homemade Fruit-Infused Drink Syrups: (+ Apple Beer Recipe)
How to make fruit shrub syrups using either a cold shrub or a hot shrub method. Recipe for an apple shrub syrup and a beer cocktail using the apple syrup
Smoked Tomato Shrub Syrup makes Awesome Cocktails & Marinades
How to make a Tomato Martini, a Smoked Tomato/Cherry Daiquiri, and a Tomato Shrub Bloody Mary with Shrub Syrups
Retro Tiki: Mai Tai & Pineapple Glazed Ham Balls
Waikiki Ham Balls (with a pineapple glaze) was a popular appetizer in the 60’s tiki scene, and the recipes below feature a retro ham ball recipe, as well as a retro tiki Mai Tai, complete with umbrella. I have to admit, I was leery of the idea of “ham balls”, but surprise, surprise. They were …
Fresh Strawberries Drizzled with Fruit Vinegars (aka shrub syrups)
A low carb shrub syrup can bring berry desserts to a new level without a lot of added sugar. Perfect for low carb lifestyles
Kentucky Derby: Cheese Straws & Mint Julep Recipes
Recipes for classic Mint Julep and Parmesan Cheese Straws as craft cocktails and appetizers for Kentucky Derby
The Masters: Pimento Sandwiches & Azelea Cocktail
I distinctly remember being mortified as a teenager when I caught a glimpse of the Masters Golf Tournament on TV. Who in the world would wear that awful green jacket to any event that was televised, and why is something as boring as golf on the television anyway? Now that I am older and …
Cranberry Cocktails for the Holidays
Cranberry syrups make beautiful holiday cocktails and mocktails. Try any of these 5 cranberry-inspired craft cocktails for a tasty celebration!
Raspberry Inspired Cocktails and Mocktails
Craft mocktails and cocktails made with fresh raspberries and shrub syrups