Vetted Recipes

Ginger Rum Shandy

Ingredients

  • 10 slices peeled ginger
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Ice
  • 4 ounces spiced rum (recommended: Sailor Jerry), divided
  • 1 lime, quartered
  • 1/4 cup apple juice, divided
  • 2 cups wheat beer, divided (recommended: Hoegaarden)
  • Thin apple slices, for garnish
  • Freshly grated ginger, for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the ginger, sugar and 1 cup water over medium-high heat. Let boil, and then reduce to medium until the liquid becomes syrupy, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove, strain and cool.
  2. Using a martini shaker to mix each drink, add ice, 1 ounce rum, 1 tablespoon ginger syrup, the juice of 1 lime quarter and 1 tablespoon apple juice. Shake well, pour into a rock glass, top with 1/2 cup beer and garnish with a thin slice of apple and freshly grated ginger.

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