Maine Rhubarb Cocktails

Rhubarb Cocktail Recipes

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Rhubarb season in Maine starts in late May and lasts through June, perfect timing for bright spring cocktails and pairing with fresh strawberries. Jam and pie have had a hold on the rhubarb supply for too long--we think it should be in your cocktail shaker instead! 

Blushing Collins

Blushing Collins

Ingredients:

Directions:

Muddle strawberry and rhubarb with vodka 
Add lemon juice and simple syrup and shake
Double strain into a Collin’s glass, add ice and top with seltzer
Garnish with fresh strawberry and rhubarb ribbon

 

Rhubarb and Rye Sour

Rhubarb and Rye Sour

Ingredients:

Directions:

Fill shaker with ice.
Add all ingredients.
Shake vigorously.
Strain into Coupe.
Sink ¼ oz rhubarb syrup into coupe bottom.
Garnish with rhubarb ribbon.

(Pull piece of rhubarb from piece of rhubarb stick like you would pull string cheese. Wrap ribbon around finger and place at edge of glass.)

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Rhubarb Splash

Rhubarb Splash

Ingredients:

Directions:

Add Back River Gin and Rhubarb Shrub to glass with ice, fill with tonic and garnish with rhubarb rib.

*Rhubarb Shrub Recipe:

2 lbs rhubarb
1 Cup White Wine Vinegar
1 Cup Sugar (Granulated)
 
1. Combine the rhubarb (chopped 1/4" thick), white wine vinegar and sugar in a saucepan, over medium-high heat. Stir to break rhubarb down.
2. When brought to a boil, reduce heat to low. Cook until rhubarb has broken down completely, or roughly 10 minutes, stirring occassionally.
3. Remove from heat, and pour through a colander lined with a layer of cheesecloth to strain and remove the particles of rhubarb. Allowing the mixture to strain completely may take up to half of an hour. Discard the leftover rhubarb solids when finished.
4. Pour the shrub into a jar to cool, then store in the refrigerator once it has reached room temperature.
Rhubarb Strawberry Martini

Rhubarb Strawberry Martini

Ingredients:

Directions:

Cut strawberries in half. Combine ingredients and shake well. Strain up into a martini glass. Garnish with an orange twist.