Plum & Rosemary Concentrate

There’s something wonderfully versatile about this one. Sip it warm on a chilly evening alongside a hot pudding, pour it over ice as a pre-dinner welcome drink, or shake it into a sangria for a long lazy afternoon with friends. Sweet stewed plums meet the woody, aromatic lift of fresh rosemary, with a whisper of clove warming things up in the background. It’s rich and fruit-forward without being cloying, equally at home at a winter dinner party or a sunny weekend catch-up.

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Ingredients

• 1 x can of whole plums
• 4 x cloves
• 2 x sprigs rosemary
• ½ cup water
• 1-2 tablespoons castor sugar (to taste)

Instructions

• Put all ingredients in a pan, bring to a boil then simmer for 20 mins or until the quantity has reduced by about half.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Pour contents into a strainer and apply gentle pressure to plums to get all juice out.
• Remove the plums (handy to pop in the fridge to add to your next smoothie or add to yoghurt for brekky tomorrow).
• Use concentrate to make delicious cocktails of your choice.
• Garnish with slice of apple and/or anise star

Serving Suggestions

Add 30 ml of the concentrate to your mixer of choice. Try:

• Mixing with Edenvale AF Shiraz – serve warm with a hot pudding for dessert or over ice for a delicious pre-dinner drink.
• Mixing with 30 ml of Seedlip Spice 94, 60 ml orange juice and 60 ml soda, pour over berry ice-cubes to create a unique AF Plum Sangria.
• Mixing with AF Prosecco or Sparkling Rose for a delicious winter Spritz.