Whiskey Shrub

2 oz Makers Mark
1 oz Huckleberry/Ginger Shrub*
1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
1.5 oz Ginger Beer

*Shrub is not a bush in this case. It’s a vinegar based drink, popular in colonial days, created to preserve different fruits. They add incredible dimension, tang and flavor when added to drinks. I made this one with wild huckleberries picked from the forest in Pebble Beach, CA.

Take 12 oz of apple cider vinegar, 4 oz balsamic vinegar, 2 cups of huckleberries (or blackberries), ¼ cup minced ginger, ½ cup ginger syrup, 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper and let sit in a sealed glass tupperware for 7 days. Shake daily and then strain and bottle. Will last several months, refrigerated.

Products used:
The Ginger People® Original Ginger Beer item #99001 – made with The Ginger People® fresh pressed Ginger Juice item #30105, fresh frozen.
The Ginger People® Minced Ginger item #50401 shelf stable ginger puree or item #35116 Ginger Puree, fresh frozen.

Juicing It: A Ginger Obsession

Kick starting this year’s Gingerpedia Ingredients Edition (wow, it’s March!) we’ve fresh pressed the latest news about our ginger juice ingredients. Our range includes:

-Shelf Stable Ginger Juice w/ citric acid
-Ginger juice: fresh frozen – nothing added
-USDA Cert. Organic Ginger Juice:  fresh frozen – nothing added

FRESH FLAVOR: ginger juice (R) & freeze dried ginger (L)

The following ingredient (current underdog but up-and-coming ALL-STAR!) gets a mention in our juice category because it can be used interchangeably with ginger juice for most beverage, sauce, frozen and baking application:

-Freeze dried ginger powder (1 lb freeze dried = 14 lbs of fresh ginger – amazing!)

Versatile, flavorful and fresh, The Ginger People’s ginger juice continues to be highly valued and utilized; growing year over year as more manufacturers discover it. It is incorporated into everyday food and beverage products and formulas of large manufacturing companies to recipes for mom & pop ice cream shops and restaurants.

Flavor, Aroma and Appearance were evaluated

We are taking a proactive approach in 2012 and implementing a sensory evaluation across all bulk categories. Ginger juice, a bold spicy ingredient, was the first to be squeezed through the judges juicer.

Kwan, QA/Production Development Coordinator

Our QA/Product Development Coordinator, Kwan Ping Cheng and Marketing/Bulk Sales Coordinator Melissa Cruz, organized the sensory evaluation and are currently tabulating the findings (see photo).

The Ginger People’s product library offers the most extensive range of bulk ginger ingredients in the world. We are obsessed with the goodness and versatility of ginger!  Once you’re hooked and become a true ginger person, it is an ingredient you cannot formulate, cook, live, breathe without! Let us know (ingredients@gingerpeople.com) if you need anything ginger.