Rhubarb Sparkler Recipe

By
Kelly Carámbula
Kelly Carámbula is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Kelly Carámbula

Kelly Carámbula is an artist and sculptor based in San Francisco. Kelly was the designer and publisher behind Remedy Quarterly (2009–2018), a magazine about food memories and the recipes that inspire them, as well as an award-winning food blogger at The Best Remedy.

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Updated Aug. 30, 2018
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Recipe Details

Rhubarb Sparkler Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

  • For the rhubarb syrup:
  • 2 cups sliced rhubarb
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • For the cocktail:
  • 1 ounce rhubarb syrup
  • 1/2 ounce lime juice
  • 1 1/2 ounces gin
  • 1 ounce seltzer
  • Round lime slice (for garnish)

Directions

  1. For the rhubarb syrup: Combine rhubarb, water, and sugar in a small saucepan. Heat over high heat until boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce to a simmer and continue to cook until rhubarb breaks down, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Rhubarb syrup will keep for one week in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

  2. To make cocktail: Combine rhubarb syrup, lime juice, and gin in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 10 seconds.

  3. Strain into a collins glass filled with ice. Top with seltzer water. Garnish with lime slice and serve with a straw.

Special equipment

cocktail shaker

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