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Shrubs

An Old-Fashioned Drink for Modern Times
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Shrubs by Michael Dietsch revitalises a historic drink mixer from colonial times, known as the shrub. Not to be confused with garden greenery, this vintage concoction combines fruit, sugar, and vinegar to create a versatile mixer that can be enjoyed spiked with alcohol or as a sophisticated soda. Embraced by drinkers, bartenders, and media alike, this definitive guide now includes a foreword by Paul Clarke, Executive Editor of Imbibe magazine, offering expert insight on making and using shrubs in cocktails and beyond.
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This book is ideal for cocktail enthusiasts, home bartenders, and food lovers interested in historic and innovative drink recipes. Professionals and novices alike will find inspiration in crafting unique beverages using natural ingredients and classic techniques.

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A beautiful revised edition, with foreword by Paul Clarke and 10 new recipes.

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Michael Dietsch took the mixology community by storm when he brought back a popular drink from colonial times, the shrub. Not the green, leafy kind that grow in the ground, but a vintage drink mixer that can be spiked with alcohol or prepared as a soda.

Drinkers, bartenders, and the media embraced the book. This new edition features a foreword by Paul Clarke, the Executive Editor of Imbibe magazine and author of The Cocktail Chronicles. Here is the definitive guide to making and using shrubs.

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Celebrated by Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist, as "amazing" and "wonderful," shrubs are praised for being drier and more sophisticated than traditional sodas. The New York Times highlights the simplicity and versatility of shrubs, noting their ability to utilise aging summer fruit and embody the true meaning of "slake your thirst." This book is endorsed as an essential resource for mastering this characterful and varied drink mixer.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781581573886

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 September 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Countryman Press Inc.

Edition: Second Edition

Illustration: 70 color photographs

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Paul Clarke

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 936g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Michael Dietsch is a writer, editor, and accidental bartender in Brooklyn. He is a contributor at SeriousEats.com and writes about spirits and cocktails at the website A Dash of Bitters. When he's not mixing drinks, he's smoking huge chunks of meat, grilling vegetables, bicycling, or enjoying a fine cigar. The author of Shrubs, he lives in Reston, Virginia with his family. Paul Clarke is the Executive Editor of Imbibe magazine.

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