Healthy Grapefruit Mocktail (Shrub)

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: drink

Calories: 126kcal

Author: Jazzmine Woodard

Sparkling drinking vinegar style grapefruit and soda water mocktail with health benefits

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Equipment

1 cutting board
1 knife
1 muddler
1 jigger
1 bar spoon
1 rocks glass

Ingredients

¾ ounce ginger honey syrup
6-8 mint leaves
ice
½ cup grapefruit juice from about one grapefruit
½ ounce apple cider vinegar
¼ teaspoon sea salt optional garnish
½ slice grapefruit

Instructions

To garnish glass, run a wedge of grapefruit along side of rocks glass. Sprinkle sea salt over top.
Add ginger honey syrup and mint leaves to glass and muddle to release the oils from the mint.
Fill glass halfway with ice then pour in grapefruit juice and apple cider vinegar.
Stir to combine the drink and garnish with half a slice of grapefruit, if desired.

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Notes

To Make the Ginger Honey Syrup

Peel four inches fresh ginger root and slice into small pieces no more than ¼ inch thick.
Add ginger to saucepan with water and honey over medium-high heat and stir until honey is dissolved.
Bring mixture to a boil then remove from heat. Steep honey ginger syrup for at least 30 minutes, to allow flavor to infuse. Makes about 16 ounces.

Preparation

Although shrub concentrates are typically steeped for a while before serving, because of the sparkling water in this drink, I do not recommend preparing ahead of time.

To large batch, muddle 24 mint leaves with 3 ounces honey syrup in a pitcher or carafe. Add in ice then 2 ounces apple cider vinegar with the mother, 2 cups grapefruit juice, and about 12 ounces of sparkling water. Stir to combine. Serves four.

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