I'm always interested by just how mixed drinks get their names-- and after surfing my reasonable share of bar food selections, there is one term particularly I've always considered: the shrub. What makes a drink a shrub? As well as exactly how did this word, which I relate to a clean garden, come to be associated with mixed drinks?
" Shrub" is in fact the name of two various alcohol-related beverages, as well as vinegar plays a quite huge role in this drink's history. One kind is a fruit liqueur that was specifically prominent in 17th century England, made with rum or brandy, sugar, fruit and citrus juice-- though vinegar was made use of instead of citrus to maintain berries in the off-season. This liqueur would after that be blended with level or sparkling water to produce a cocktail. The other type of shrub is a sweetened vinegar-based syrup that can be utilized to make a drink-- this is also called "alcohol consumption vinegar," and is typically instilled with fruit juice, natural herbs as well as seasonings.
The background of words "shrub" originates from the Arabic sharbah, which implies "a beverage," though "sherbet" and also "syrup additionally originated from this origin. Do I sense a motif? Shrubs extend back to the Babylonians, who blended day vinegar into water to make it secure to drink, as well as the Romans, that produced posca from integrating vinegar and also water.
