Mango Shrub

Ingredients

1 oz mango shrub (recipe below)
6 oz La Croix
fresh mint garnish

Directions

Mix in a glass and serve with ice.

Notes

Orange and mango La Croix flavors work well here. (When it’s mango La Croix, my son calls it a Double Dang Mango.)

Mango Shrub Recipe

Ingredients

equal parts by volume diced mango, sugar, and apple cider vinegar

Directions

I follow the Serious Eats cold-processed approach. Mix the sugar and mango and let it sit for a few hours in the fridge, until a syrup forms. Then add the vinegar and put it in a glass container. This can last up to a year in the fridge,

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2:1 Demerara Syrup

Ingredients (by weight)

2 parts demerara sugar
1 part water

Directions

Heat water to a simmer, then add the sugar and stir until it dissolves. Let cool.

Notes

Demerara sugar adds more flavor, and the higher sugar ratio extends the shelf life in the fridge. When you want a clear syrup, use granulated sugar in place of the demerara sugar.

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Dark 'n Stormy

Ingredients

1 oz Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
4 oz Gosling’s Ginger Beer
1/2 lime (about 1/2 oz)

Directions

Build over ice.

Notes

Refreshing, easy, simple. Cheers to Bermuda’s national drink! The lime helps balance the sweetness of this brand of black rum and ginger beer.

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