Sharab Rose Raspberry Shrub Cocktail

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This tart non-alcoholic cocktail is bright and floral from the raspberries and rose water.

By Rahanna Bisseret Martinez

Updated on August 3, 2023

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Sharab Rose Raspberry Shrub Cocktail — Photo:
Ed Anderson

Active Time:

20 mins

Refrigerate Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Servings:

4 servings

This drink was inspired by the rose-flavored drink known as sharab el ward. While you can find sharab el ward in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan, this one is inspired by the Lebanese version. This recipe also nods to the tradition of the shrub, which is a vinegary, pungent drink that in seventeenth-century England was made with alcohol or a vinegar syrup. This version is the non-alcoholic vinegar syrup variety.

Vinegar-based beverages infused with fruit and used for soft drinks or cocktails can be found globally. This pairing of fragrant rose, subtly floral raspberries, and tart vinegar works so well, with the sweet, tart and floral flavors balancing each other nicely. Pour this over sparkling or still water depending on your preferences, for a non-alcoholic drink vibrant with color and sweet, tart flavors. — Rahanna Bisseret Martinez

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Ingredients

1/3 cup natural cane sugar
1/3 cup distilled or spring water
1 cup (about 4 ounces) raspberries
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons rose water
4 cups sparkling or still water

Directions

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over high heat. Cook until syrupy, about 4 minutes. Place raspberries in a bowl, mash with a fork, and add to saucepan. Decrease heat to medium-low and cook until liquid mixture starts to thicken, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar and rose water and cook until rose-and-vinegar smell permeates the air, about 3 minutes. Strain shrub into a heat-resistant glass jar and let cool in refrigerator.
Add ice and 1 cup of sparkling or still water to 4 glasses. Pour shrub evenly among glasses and serve. Shrub will keep in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.

To make ahead

Shrub can be made up to 1 week in advance and stored in refrigerator.

Note

Reprinted with permission from Flavor+Us: Cooking for Everyone by Rahanna Bisseret Martinez copyright 2023. Photographs by Ed Anderson copyright 2023. Illustrations by Marianna Fiero copyright 2023. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Sharab Rose Raspberry Shrub Cocktail

Ingredients

Directions

To make ahead

Note

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