Sweet & Sour Syrups for Sipping
The earthy and rosy soft floral tones of the ancient fruit are concentrated in a syrup that sings on its own, added to seltzer water, or jazzed up with bourbon. We also adore it with botanical leaning liquors like gin (and easier ones like vodka), and it plays particularly nicely with sparkling wine for that easy Sunday brunch.
Our shrubs are concentrated so a little goes a long way. We recommend 1-1.5 ounces to 6-8 ounces of sparkling water or 2 ounces of liquor in a cocktail.
Comes to us from Girl Meets Dirt (Eastsound, Wash.) via Puget Sound Food Hub. Based on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State, we specialize in single-varietal preserves, shrubs & bitters, made from heritage rainshadow orchard fruit. Grown by small family farmers & homesteaders– many varietals come from trees that have been producing for over 100 years, on the remaining tracts of a once thriving orchard industry.
Inspired by this legacy and partnering to revive and sustain it, we make the highest quality, locally sourced, organic fruit preserves nature and careful craft can provide. Made in an old-school style that emphasizes structure and pure, ripe, naturally grown fruit -- we classically prepare them by hand in copper pots, with fair trade organic unrefined cane sugar, a squeeze of organic lemon, and fresh herbs from our kitchen garden. We don’t use commercial pectin and rely on time, evaporation, and concentration for set; for us, it’s all about the fruit and drawing out its full potential. We think this fruit is really special; we hope our preserves help tell their story.