Shrub-a-Dub Tonic (non-alcoholic)

Name: Shrub-a-Dub Tonic (non-alcoholic)
Ingredients: 1 oz Banana Pepper Shrub; 1 oz Lime Juice; 10 dash(es) El Guapo Cucumber Lavender Bitters; 3 oz Q Mixers Spectacular Tonic; 8 ea Mint Leaves

+ 2 Likes

By Mike Vander Horn

Also on Spirit Free Cocktails

Submitted on: September 9, 2022

Communal

Non-Alcoholic

When my friend @shelby.mastro invited me to participate in a mocktail post I was both nervous and excited: nervous because I’ve never posted a mocktail and excited to give it a shot! My go-to mocktail is really not a mocktail: bitters and tonic. But when I say bitters, I mean like 20 dashes of celery, cucumber, Angostura, etc. And at that volume it’s still about 1/2 oz or so of strong alcohol. So for this challenge I was very happy to have some alcohol-free bitters on hand from El Guapo! Combine...

Ingredients

1 oz
Banana Pepper Shrub

1 oz
Lime Juice

10 dash(es)
El Guapo Cucumber Lavender Bitters

3 oz
Q Mixers Spectacular Tonic

8 ea
Mint Leaves

Instructions

Garnish

Dehydrated Lime Wheel

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

Other Recipes by Mike Vander Horn

Saturn Sour

Bristlecone Sour G&T

+ 199 More Recipes

Muddle mint in a shaker tin with lime juice. Add remaining ingredients besides tonic to shaker tin with ice and short shake. Double strain into a collins glass over ice. Top with tonic. Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel

Editor's Note

Banana pepper shrub brings a sharp, savory edge to this tonic-based mocktail. Cucumber-lavender bitters add a floral complexity that keeps the palate engaged through the final sip.