Our latest "refresher" on the menu. A low alcohol, super easy drinking tall drink that is appealing and perfect for patio weather. The recipe/s below seems like a ton of work now that I move them onto the page but it really is a simple cocktail that is doable at home and uses one of my favorite things, flavored ice cubes.

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Flavored ice cubes are underrated, super simple but never really used all the time. I love them, especially when you get them just right so they melt at the exact time that you plan.

When rhubarb season came round this year, Chef and I got together and wrote a list of all the rhubarb ingredients we could whip up. Rhubarb Amaro, bitters, vinegar, syrup, poached, basically imagine Bubba listing all the things you can do with rhubarb; we did it. The rhubarb poaching liquid is a by-product for our spring time dessert, so we use it in the bar. Already sweetened, it is perfect for diluting and freezing. The lime acid brings a different acid to the drink as it dilutes.

The Elderflower recipe is not mine, it's from Tony C's Cocktail Lab, an amazing book that I reference constantly. I take that, dilute and carbonate with a little malic acid (green apple acid) that brightens the whole soda up.

If you don't have Yerba Buena, regular mint works just fine. I was just fortunate that my forager came in with a few pounds spare.

Sureau Aperitivo

25mL Lillet Blanc

25mL Aperol

6 Yerba Buena leaves

Top with Elderflower Soda

Glass - Highball

Method - Build over 2 rhubarb cubes and a reg 1x1" cube

Garnish - Yerba Buena sprig


Elderflower Soda

250mL Elderflower Syrup

750mL water

3 g malic acid

  • dissolve malic in solution
  • add to soda siphon & carbonate


Elderflower Syrup

450g sugar

1100g water

10g lime zest

100g of Elderflowers

14.25g citric acid

5.4g tartaric acid

  • combine the sugar & water bring to a boil
  • add lime zest & elderflowers
  • brix for 35%
  • add citric & tartaric acid
  • refridgerate for 24 hours
  • strain and bottle


Rhubarb Ice Cubes

250mL Rhubarb poaching liquid

750mL water

20mL lime acid

mix and freeze into 1x1 cube tray