Spiced Blood Orange Shrub Soda
A tangy, alcohol-free sipper: a winter-spiced blood orange shrub (a fruit syrup preserved with vinegar) topped with club soda. Make the shrub once and it keeps for weeks.
- Time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Method
- Built in glass
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Amounts below make 1 serving.
- Spiced blood orange shrub — 3 tbsp1 ½ oz
- Club soda — 4 to 5 fl oz4 ½ oz
Garnish: Blood orange zest strip (1)
How to make it
- 1
Fill a glass with ice.
- 2
Add the shrub and top with club soda.
- 3
Stir gently and garnish with a strip of blood orange zest.
Swap it: Use equal parts shrub and club soda for a stronger tang. Adults-only: add 1½ oz gin.
Make ahead
Spiced blood orange shrub
Bar batch
- 4 blood oranges
- 1-inch piece of fresh ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 whole cloves
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar (a little more, to taste)
- Combine the blood orange juice, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and sugar in a saucepan and simmer until the sugar dissolves and the flavors meld.
- Cool, strain, and stir in the apple cider vinegar.
- Store in a jar in the refrigerator. Makes about 8 servings.
Up to 6 weeks in the refrigerator.
Bar gear
Equipment for this drink
Tools you'll need
- JiggerA double-sided measure so every drink comes out the same. Look for one marked in ½ and ¼ oz.
- Bar spoonA long, thin spoon for stirring, layering and fishing out cherries.
Recommended glassware
- Highball glassTall and straight for long, fizzy mixed drinks over ice.
No shaker? A clean jar with a tight lid works. Build your home bar →
Recipe source: Bon Appétit (Zaynab Issa) — Spiced Blood Orange Shrub. Quantities and basic method are factual. Description and steps are original Mixistry copy. Last updated 2026-10-11.
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