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Rhubarb Apple Vodka Collins

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June  9, 2016
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Rhubarb Apple Vodka Collins
Photo by dailywaffle
  • Makes 2 small/ 1 regular cocktail
Author Notes

Fruit syrups can radically expand your cocktail repertoire and they're dead simple to make. Inspired by rhubarb apple pie, I added a smidge of vanilla extract to the syrup and used a bitters that leans heavily toward cinnamon. —dailywaffle

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Rhubarb Syrup
  • 4 cups chopped rhubarb
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
  • The Cocktail
  • 1 ounce rhubarb syrup
  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1-2 dashes Fee Brothers Old Fashion Aromatic Bitters
  • 4 ounces Dry Sparkling Fuji Apple soda
  • ice
  • lemon zest, thinly sliced, to garnish
Directions
  1. Rhubarb Syrup
  2. To make the rhubarb syrup, combine rhubarb, sugar and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until rhubarb breaks down, about 10 minutes. Take the syrup off the heat and stir in the vanilla, if using.
  3. Strain the syrup through a fine mesh strainer and press the rhubarb pulp with the back of a spoon. Let cool and then store in a glass jar in the refrigerator.
  1. The Cocktail
  2. To make the cocktail, fill a shaker half full of ice.
  3. Add rhubarb syrup, vodka, lemon juice and bitters. Shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds.
  4. Pour into a small champagne glass (not a flute). Top each cocktail with Dry Sparkling Fuji Apple. Garnish with lemon zest.
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