Author Notes
I felt like a kid with a new chemistry set, mixing and matching flavors to come up with a new soda fountain drink. My pantry is filled with fruit syrups, fruit bitters, and I now have a Soda Stream seltzer maker. I also have a collection of deep, drak fruit enhanced balsamic vinegars, and wanted to add that to the mix. The resulting combo that I liked was Marion berry syrup (typically poured over pancakes), Rhubarb bitters, and Tangerine balsamic vinegar. After mixing these, I felt like it needed a kick from some ginger, so I added some ginger syrup. I loved the deep, dark cocktain that resulted with a little tang from the balsamic vinegar. This one has no spike to it, but I think adding vodka or using sparking wine instead of seltzer would also be intriguging. —JoanG
Ingredients
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3 tablespoons
fruit syrup (I used Marionberry from Oregon), but lube berry, raspberry or black berry would work well)
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1 tablespoon
ginger syrup (I used Ginger People’s Organic)
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2 teaspoons
Tangerine balsamic vinegar(or raspberry balsamic, blackberry balsamic, etc)
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3
dashes fruit bitters (I used FeeBrothers Rhubarb but you could use orange, cherry or peach bitters)
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1
lime plus one lime wedge for granish
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8 ounces
sparkling water or seltzer
Directions
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Mix syrups, bitters and uice from the lime.
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Pour over ice in a big wine glass or tall glass, and add soda water.
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Stir, add ice, and garnish with a slice of lime.
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Sip and enjoy!
I love food! I love to cook, eat, read about food, write about food, and enjoy meals with friends and family. I have been writing a food memoir for the past decade and am just about done! I epsecially love to create recipes using seasonal and local produce. I love to travel and wherever I go I shop at markets, cook, and try to take a cooking class.
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