Strawberry Citrus Shrub

It's that time of year again for Pick-Your-Own strawberries at Applecrest Farm in Hampton Falls, NH.  Last year I created a cocktail with muddled strawberries.  This year I made a delicious strawberry syrup, and concocted this refreshing drink.

Strawberry Citrus Shrub

2 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. Strawberry Syrup (you can cut the recipe in half or even by 4 if you don't need so much).
3/4 oz. Grapefruit Juice
3/4 oz. Orange Juice
Seltzer Water

Combine gin, syrup, and juices in a shaker and shake.  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with seltzer water.

The Expatriate: A Semi-Stolen Cocktail

OK, so this is interesting.  I "created" what I thought was an original cocktail that turned out to be really delicious.  So simple was the idea that I thought, hmm, I wonder if anyone else has done this.  I did a web search for the ingredients and found a picture of a cocktail called "The Expatriate", but it didn't list measurements, only ingredients.  It turns out, however, as I discovered doing a search for "Expatriate cocktail", there is another, apparently more well-known cocktail with the same name but NONE of the same ingredients.  So I had to dig a little deeper if I wanted to find the Expatriate I was concerned with.  I finally found it, and discovered that our recipes vary in measurements slightly, and in how the mint is used.  My recipe first:

[Untitled-because-I-daren't] Cocktail

1.5 oz. bourbon
3/4 oz. mint simple syrup (thanks Dad)
3/4 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Shake with ice and strain into a coupe

The Expatriate

2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. simple syrup
3/4 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
A handful of fresh mint

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe