Hawthorn Shrub
A drinking vinegar in the old country style. Wild hawthorn berries — the lone fairy tree of the Blackwater Valley hedgerows — blended with raw apple cider vinegar and cane sugar into a bright, tart-sweet cordial for sipping.
Hawthorn’s natural tannins give it structure, much like a red wine — a shrub that ages beautifully. Pour 30 ml over ice and top with cold sparkling water, and it becomes a sharp, floral drink with no alcohol.
- Volume
- 250 ml
- Serve
- Dilute 1 : 5
- Botanical
- Hawthorn berry
- Base
- Raw cider vinegar
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Three ways to pour it
As a soft drink
Pour 30 ml over ice and top with cold sparkling water, about one to five. A sharp, floral cordial with no alcohol.
In a cocktail
A fine sour — shake with gin or Irish whiskey, or lengthen a glass of cold sparkling wine.
Over a long gin
Splash into a gin and tonic for a tart, hedgerow twist. Shake the bottle gently before pouring.
