rhubarb juice for awesome Canada Day cocktails

by Michelle June 28, 2014

written by Michelle June 28, 2014

Rhubarb Juice is summertime perfection in a glass! The color is stunning, the taste rock star and better still you can add it to any clear bubbly beverage and create a gorgeous summer cocktail. Whether you use alcohol or non-alcoholic mixes, you’ll end up with a delicious, thirst quenching drink to serve on Canada Day.

I’m sure you don’t need my help to create a signature libation but just because I can’t help myself here’s a couple of Hooton family treasures:

NON-ALCOHOLIC RHUBARB SPRITZER: equal parts rhubarb juice and Canada Dry Tonic Water poured over a tall glass of ice garnished with a fat ripe strawberry!

RHUBARBELLINI: say that 5 times fast! Chill a tall fluted champagne glass. Fill glass 1/3 with rhubarb juice then top off with ice cold Prosecco. Drop a strawberry carefully into the bottom of the glass and ENJOY!

RHUBARB JUICE WITH LEMON THYME
Makes 7 cups

Rhubarb Water
4 cups rhubarb, cut into 1” pieces
4 cups water

Place in a medium sized pot over medium high heat
Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 3 minutes
Allow mixture to drain through a colander into a large bowl

Lemon-Thyme Simple Syrup
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ cups water
1 large branch of lemon-thyme

Place in a medium sized pot over high heat
Boil 5 minutes then remove from heat

Juice of ½ lemon

THE STEPS:

Place the rhubarb water, lemon-thyme simple syrup, the lemon juice and thyme branch into a large pot.
Place over medium high heat and bring to a boil
Boil for 2 minutes
Pour into sterilized jars
Seal jars then store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days or in the freezer up to 3 months.

THE LOVE: Make sure you leave sufficient head room in the storage container if you are planning on freezing your rhubarb juice. This will allow the juice to expand when it freezes without cracking your container.

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