What could be better, in the heat of midsummer than a gin and rhubarb cocktail? Recently we made some homemade cordial with the rhubarb that we grow in our veggie patch. It’s a lovely alternative to pies and crumbles and a fabulous way of using the endless supply of rosy tinged stalks, that we seem to find ourselves with, over the summer months.
Super easy to make — and even easier to drink — the bottles don’t seem to last very long at all.
The cordial is tart, refreshing and perfect with sparkling water on a hot day.
However…
As a die-hard gin lover, it struck me that this would also make a VERY good accompaniment to my favourite tipple.
So with a little trial and error my gin and rhubarb cocktail — AKA ‘The Jubarb’ — was born!
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The Jubarb {A gin and rhubarb cocktail}
Here is the recipe.
- Crushed ice
- 50ml gin — I used Bombay Sapphire
- 50ml homemade rhubarb cordial — find the recipe here
- Soda water (or if you’re feeling really decadent you can forego the water and top up with sparkling wine. We used Prosecco and it was heavenly)
The method could not be simpler.
Half fill a pretty glass with crushed ice (you can sugar the rim first, if you want to make it look extra special, but this is optional).
Add your gin, followed by an equal measure of rhubarb cordial.
Top up with soda water — give it a stir — and serve.
Gin-tastic!
We had supper with our neighbours, the day that we devised our gin and rhubarb cocktail and — even though one of our neighbours is generally not keen on gin — it was a really big hit!
I think we can say that The Jubarb is a resounding success.
It also helps when you serve a cocktail in beautiful glasses and the ones I used were from one of my favourite online homes and interiors retailers — Rose and Grey.
I was asked to compete in another of their fantastic styling challenge recently — remember the one I did back in March for the gorgeous jam jar vases? Well this was along the same lines, this time using their cocktail gift boxes.
These sweet little sets contain everything you need for cocktails à deux. Glasses, straws, coasters, and stirrers — even little paper parasols — great for summer drinks parties and perfect for my gin and rhubarb cocktail.
Do you have a favourite cocktail — or have you ever created one of your own? I’d love to hear what it is :)
Caro Davies is a former art-director turned writer and content-creator, and editor behind UK lifestyle blog The Listed Home. She writes about home-related topics, from interiors and DIY to food and craft. The Listed Home has been featured in various publications, including Ideal Home, Grazia, and Homes & Antiques magazines.
These look so good! I love the glasses and super cute umbrellas and parasols, a must for cocktails. I’m not a big gin-lover but even I’d give these a try. I love a good mojito in the summer, always best served in a lovely cocktail glass too :) xx
Ooh I LOVE a Mojito!! That’s our festival drink of choice — we always take a sack of limes and make them in Dolly!! :) The glasses and accessories are really lovely aren’t they? xx
Ooh, that looks amazing. I have to say we never bother with proper cocktails – G&T with ice and a slice is about as fancy as I get! Love the styling too – can you save me one?
Aaah I’m a sucker for a pretty glass!! My boy has always had a thing about Champagne coupes — rather than flutes — so that was his Christmas present last year!! It always tastes nicer when it’s served in a lovely glass!! ;)
Caro it looks so yummy, oooh I really want to try one and your photos are just beautiful x
Thanks so much lovely! Maybe we should organise a cocktail get together?! Jubarbs all round ;)
Being a Yorkshire girl I love rhubarb and I love gin, oh and I am called Jules so eh Jubarb is my ideal drink! Beautiful styling and glasses too. x
There we go!! Your perfect drink — even bears your name!! xx
PS — Your middle name’s not Barbara is it??! ;)
Yummmm! I am also not usually a big gin lover but I think I could be turned for one of these! x
Aaah gin is my staple Poppy!!! I can’t get enough of the stuff!! But my neighbour said he couldn’t even taste it in the Jubarbs we made :) Note to self: must add more next time!!! ;)
Wow your photos are amazing. Really good presented that I ‘m dying to get one now LOL I like the whole kit. So pretty. xx #sharewithme
Thanks so much lovely! The kits are amazing aren’t they?! They’d make even the plainest drink look glamorous! :)
Ohh this sounds right up my street and I love the name ‘Jubarb’.
I’d really like to start growing rubarb as I love a good rubarb crumble… but I think the Jubarb could be even better. :)
Thanks for hosting #HomeEtc xx
Aaah thanks so much lovely!! DO IT Jen!! Go and get some rhubarb in your garden! Perfect for puddings, cordials and cocktails ;)
I love the name Jubarb haha! How great do your photos look, very professional :-) I especially love the flamingo stirrers! #HomeEtc
Sabrina xx
Aaah I LOVE the flamingo stirrers too Sabrina!! They’re definitely my favourite thing!! Thanks so much for your lovely comment re the photography too :)
This looks Ah MAZ ing! When I am coming over?! Beautiful photography too, lady xxx
Thanks so much pet! That means a lot coming from you!! I’m just getting to grips with the camera — I art directed for 15 years so the way I want something to look comes really naturally — however getting to that point is another matter entirely!! ;)
What a great use for Rhubarb, of which I have plenty growing in my garden. Although I’d have to swap the gin for vodka ;)
Love the glasses and the straws!
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Aaah make the cordial Angela!! It’s SO good — honestly, I’m chuffed to bots with it!! And, it works just as well with vodka!! ;) I *might* have tried that too :)