FLORIDA COLD PRESSED SHRUBS
“Shrubs are now every bit a part of our contemporary culinary landscape as much as the spread of artisan cheesemakers and the boom in high tech kitchen gadgetry. Shrubs now hold a distinctive place in our glasses, occupying a hybrid position between colonial era rusticity and innovation driven change.” Paul Clarke, the best selling author of Shrubs-An Old Fashioned Drink for Modern Times
what are SHRUBS?
Shrubs are a type of concentrated acidulated beverage that pair with drinks, tonics, dressings, and marinades to achieve a certain unique flavor. Shrubs have been used since the early Seventeenth Century in England. In this time period, vinegar was used to preserve berries and fruits in the off season. This method was called “shrub”; and this practice quickly carried over to colonial America. Our Shrubs are all 100% natural and made from cold pressed fruits, herbs, cane sugar, peppers, and varietal vinegars. Shrubs are slightly sour, tart, or tangy, but always delicious!
SUMMER PEACH
Summer Peach is made from ripe peaches cold pressed to make this shrub tangy yet delicate. This sweet shrub is a scintillating summer-drink that will provide you with those warm summer days all year long.
KEY LIME GINGER
Fresh Florida Key Limes and Ginger give this shrub a citrus bite, sour and savory at the same time. It’s the perfect pairing for anything in the mixing world. The versatilely in this shrub makes it a staple in the kitchen and bar.
HONEY STRAWBERRY DATIL PEPPER
Honey, cold pressed Strawberries and fresh Datil Peppers make this shrub sweet and spicy! The balance of fresh fruit and peppers cooled down with smooth honey makes this a local favorite.
WATERMELLON BASIL
Juicy sweet cold pressed watermelon coupled with fresh cut basil, gives this robust shrub its unique flavor profile making it tart and delicious.
PIRATES
Where did Shrubs Come From?
Pirates! Yes, pirates and smugglers are responsible for this delicious beverage. To avoid detection, they would sometimes sink their rum barrels in the ocean to avoid confiscation by privateers. Unfortunately, this rum would be tainted with seawater and was impossible to sell. The pirates would then add fruit to mask the salty taste and, behold, the shrub was born. The word gets its root from the Arabic word meaning “to drink.” As an added benefit, the the salt water was acidic enough to keep the fruit in the mixture from spoiling. This allowed pirates to take barrels on longer voyages.
drink mixing guides
shrubs are so versatile they can be used in many different drinks both alcoholic and nonalcoholic.
as a good rule a thumb a good mixing ratio in any shrub drink of ours is 1 to 2 tablespoons of shrub per most drinks.
1/4 shrub
1/3 mixer ~this can either be your alcohol or juice
1/3 tonic
Honey Strawberry Datil Pepper dressing drizzled over a prosciutto salad
all our shrubs are perfectly balanced for dressings; mix equal parts extra virgin olive oil and shrub to create a truly unique exquisite experience!
shrubs make the perfect marinades ; mix 1 tablespoon to any marinade recipe for that secret ingredient.
key lime ginger shrub featured here…
summer peach shrub seared over fresh salmon
savory, sweet, salty perfectly delicious……