santa rosa PLUM shrub

  This shrub is tart and delicious and features that classic santa rosa fruit-punch-plumminess with notes of cherry, spice, and amaretto. Pairs beautifully with gin.  The santa rosa plum was bred by Luther Burbank in the early 1900s. He introduced this cross between a wild american plum, japanese plum, and the apricot plum in 1907 as part of his pursuit to breed the “ideal plum.” To make a shrub soda, mix 1 part shrub to 5-6 parts sparkling water.   FEATURED COCKTAIL: Plum Gin Fizz• 1½ oz gin• 1 oz santa rosa PLUM shrub• 4 oz sparkling waterAdd ice, plum shrub, and gin to glass, stir to chill. Top glass with sparkling water, stir to mix, garnish with a sprig of rosemary (or another garden herb, or nothing at all), and enjoy!   Shrub (also known as drinking vinegar) has a long tradition as a refreshing beverage going all the way back to the Colonial Era, but it actually originated a thousand years ago in the Middle East! Like our jams, shrubs are an excellent way to preserve the harv