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Pineapple Shrub

Pineapple juice, sugar and vinegar with soda.

Built in glass · Highball · Easy · about 2 minutes · alcohol-free

Ingredients

Method

  1. Ice the glass
  2. Pour 60 ml pineapple juice into the glass
  3. Pour 10 ml apple cider vinegar into the glass
  4. Pour 15 ml sugar syrup into the glass
  5. Pour 90 ml soda water into the glass
  6. Garnish

Tip

Stir gently.

About the Pineapple Shrub

The shrub family. Shrubs are drinking vinegars. Before refrigeration, fruit was preserved with vinegar and sugar, and in colonial America the syrup was mixed with water as a refreshing drink. Switchel, with vinegar, ginger and maple, was drunk by farm workers at haying time. The tang does the job of citrus.

Pineapple Shrub FAQ

What's in a Pineapple Shrub?

60 ml pineapple juice, 10 ml apple cider vinegar, 15 ml sugar syrup, 90 ml soda water, garnished with pineapple wedge.

Does a Pineapple Shrub contain alcohol?

No. It is completely alcohol-free, so it suits drivers, non-drinkers and anyone pacing themselves.

Should I shake or stir a Pineapple Shrub?

Neither. Build it straight in the glass over ice, then give it one gentle stir.

What glass do you serve a Pineapple Shrub in?

A highball, about 350 ml. Serve it over ice. No highball? Use any tall, straight-sided glass.