The Shrubbery

11/11/2014

Latest Shrub on the go... Parsley, Carrot, lemon zest, white wine vinegar and caster sugar.... In the mid for a 'Pie and Liquor' cocktail!

11/11/2014

The Russet is where it all began and will always be the home of the original Shrubbery! Here are a few low quality on the fly snaps of just some of our shindigs and shenanigans!

10/11/2014

Two chaps, Rory Shepherd & Ollie Cush, have linked arms and created a pop-up cocktail bar specialising in Shrubs, Craft Spirits, Craft Beers and Creative Events...

What is a Shrub?!

A Shrub can take on many forms, but there are two main varieties....

The Original:
The first Shrubs were being made in the UK in the 1700s as a method of taking the edge off that home distilled, badly made Brandy. They would essentially create liqueurs by adding fruits, herbs, spices with sugar to the firewater and either let it sit and infuse for a few days or heat the concoction and drink warm.

The Next Step:
Then the yanks got hold of it! Those boys came up with an ingenious way of getting vinegar involved! They actually replaced the booze with vinegar, using far smaller doses of the shrub in cocktails as a replacement for sugar syrups and liqueurs, thus giving drinks a beautiful extra layer of depth and deliciousness!

So why 'The Shrubbery'...?!?
We became obsessed with both methods, and it soon brought the realisation that it was a delicious, creative and economical way to add complexity to drinks. The rules are sparse with Shrubs which slotted in nicely to our 'get you're hands dirty' attitude and the horizons are forever expanding.

What we offer...
Primarily as a Pop-Up Cocktail Bar we also specialise in Menu Design, Creative Events and Consultancy.

If you'd like to get in touch, we are aways ears open!

Get in touch:

Owner & Director...
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Owner & Co-Director...
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10/11/2014

Provided our Pop-Up bar for Unilever and their Staff. Movie themed Cocktails such as Gatsby Royale, Rose to Perdition and Flawless.

10/11/2014

Where it all started!

10/11/2014

Boom finally got our facebook up and running! Follow us on twitter for epic SHRUB BANTA! https://twitter.com/TheShrubberyUK

Senaste tweets från The Shrubbery (). Rory & Ollie linked arms and created a pop-up cocktail bar specialising in Shrubs, Craft Spirits and Events! Next residency coming soon!