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SHRUB · YIELD 20.29 oz

Tamarind Date Shrub

Cold-process. Deeply complex — sweet, sour, tangy, earthy. Rum, mezcal, and whiskey. Excellent in a Margarita riff.

VESSEL
Shrub bottle

Ingredients

×1 batch
Tamarind paste
modifier
100.0 g
Medjool dates, pitted (~6 dates)
modifier
100.0 g
White sugar
sweetener
250.0 g
Apple cider vinegar
other
8.45 oz
Water
other
3.38 oz
YIELD~20.29 oz
Ratio by role
modifier25%sweetener31%other44%

How to make it

3 STEPS · ~3 MIN
  1. 01
    Hydrate
    Dissolve tamarind paste in warm water. Mash dates into mixture. Strain out fibers and seeds.
  2. 02
    Sweeten
    Add sugar to the tamarind-date liquid. Stir to dissolve.
  3. 03
    Finish
    Cool completely, then add apple cider vinegar. Bottle and refrigerate.
YIELD
20.29 oz
BATCH
×1
ITEMS
5
TYPE
Shrub