CHARENTES SHRUB

This drink originally belongs to David Delaney a Boston bartender. With this cocktail he won Imbibe Magazine Cover Cocktail contest. The recipe has various ingredients that work in  harmony creating a slightly sour but refreshing taste and mouthfeel.

 Ingredients

• 1-1/2 oz rye

• 3/4 oz Earl Grey–infused Pineau des Charentes*

• 1/2 oz pineapple rosemary shrub

• 1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice

• 2 dashes orange bitters

• 2 oz IPA beer

• 1 pineapple slice, as garnish

• 1 rosemary sprig, as garnish

 Preparation

• Soak 1 Earl Grey teabag in half a (750 ml) bottle of Pineau des Charentes for an hour.

• Grab your cocktail shaker fill the half of it with medium ice cubes, add the rye, Pineau des Charentes, shrub, lemon juice, and bitters.

• Cover and shake.

• Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass and top with the beer.

• Garnish with the pineapple and rosemary.

• Henry G. , (2013) , Savory Cocktails, p. 90