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Prep time
5 minutes
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makes
1 cocktail
Author Notes
A lazy Sunday afternoon in Maine in the fall calls for a crisp, sparkling, cider-based cocktail while we enjoy the football game. This one I'm calling the Mimosa Bourbon Cider Shrub. If you've never had the cocktail version of a "shrub", you're in for a treat! A shrub is technically a "drinking vinegar". It's basically a syrupy liquid created by mixing vinegar, usually apple cider vinegar, with fruit juices and sugar. Sort of like a vinegar simple syrup. Then that fruit-infused vinegar is added to still or sparkling water - or used as the base for various mixed drinks. I'm using Mimosa jam in this recipe, but you can sub in orange marmalade instead. —Lisa Steele
Ingredients
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2 ounces
apple cider
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2 ounces
bourbon
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1 tablespoon
Mimosa jam or orange marmalade
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balsamic vinegar
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ginger beer
Directions
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Add the apple cider, bourbon, jam and vinegar to a cocktail shaker or pint Mason jar with ice.
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Shake vigorously to mix well, then once it's chilled, then strain into an old fashioned glass with more ice and top off with a splash of ginger beer.
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