Rhubarb Rumble

Name: Rhubarb Rumble
Ingredients: For the rhubarb syrup:; 1 cup chopped rhubarb; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; For the cocktail:; 2 ounces gin; 1 1/2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar; 1/2 ounce lime and/or lemon juice, freshly squeezed; 2 to 4 teaspoons rhubarb syrup, to taste; 3 to 6 basil leaves, to taste; 1 splash grapefruit juice (fresh is lovely, but pink grapefruit italian soda works, too); 3 dashes rhubarb bitters

12 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

For the rhubarb syrup:
1 cup chopped rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
For the cocktail:
2 ounces gin
1 1/2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
1/2 ounce lime and/or lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 to 4 teaspoons rhubarb syrup, to taste
3 to 6 basil leaves, to taste
1 splash grapefruit juice (fresh is lovely, but pink grapefruit italian soda works, too)
3 dashes rhubarb bitters

Directions

1

Bring 1 cup water to a boil.
2

Add rhubarb and sugar and let sit until sugar has dissolved.
3

Once sugar has dissolved, turn off the heat, cover, and let sit until cool.
4

Add basil leaves, gin, and lemon/lime juice to the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Muddle.
5

Add vinegar, rhubarb syrup, and ice. Shake well, until shaker has frosted.
6

Strain and pour into a rocks glass, with one large ice cube (if you don't have a fancy ice cube tray, try making some nice large ones in a muffin tin).
7

Garnish with 1 to 2 basil leaves.
8

Top with grapefruit juice or soda, then give the whole drink a stir.
9

Finish with three dashes of rhubarb bitters (I recommend Fee Brothers). Lemon or aromatic bitters would do in a pinch.
10

Enjoy!