Rhubarb Cocktail with Vodka

Rhubarb season is back and we love making this spicy rhubarb cocktail with vodka to celebrate. This rhubarb cocktail is the perfect drink for the spring and summer and you will only need a few ingredients. This rhubarb and vodka cocktail is spicy from the cayenne pepper (not painfully spicy) and tart and sweet from the limes and the rhubarb that are in it and so delicious.

About this Easy Rhubarb Cocktail

I nickname this rhubarb cocktail the Miami Vice cocktail because it looks sophisticated and it is still light and fresh and easy to sip on in the heat. It requires only a few ingredients and it is such a delicious way to enjoy rhubarb.

The ingredients for this vodka and rhubarb drink are simple. There are four in total.

Ingredients to make this Rhubarb and Vodka cocktail

• Vodka. Use your favorite brand vodka for this recipe.
• Limes. You can use fresh or bottled lime juice here.
• Rhubarb simple syrup. This is a rhubarb cocktail and this is the rhubarb part of it. It is really easy to make too.
• Cayenne pepper. This is the spice in the cocktail but it is just a little so don't worry.

How to make

Making this rhubarb cocktail with vodka is so easy. Here is what it all looks like:

• Make the rhubarb simple syrup. You want to start with this first so it has time to cool.
• Mix the rhubarb simple syrup, vodka, limes and cayenne pepper into a cocktail shaker with ice.
• Shake well until the shaker is nice and cold.
• Pour through a strainer into a martini glass and enjoy.

Because this rhubarb drink has a simple syrup it will take a little planning ahead to make the simple syrup and cool it down. As the name suggests, it is simple.

As in really simple to make! Simple syrup is merely melting sugar in water which helps the sugar stay dissolved in drinks when you use it.

My rhubarb simple syrup recipe is very easy and you can use frozen rhubarb or fresh and it makes no difference. It is the same easy process as making a regular simple syrup except you are adding rhubarb.

You can grab the Rhubarb Simple Syrup recipe here.

More ways to use up the extra rhubarb syrup

Now since you are going through the extra work of making a simple syrup, I have another simple syrup recipe that you can make use of so none of it goes to waste! It just happens to be another cocktail so go ahead and plan for cocktails two nights in a row!

The second rhubarb cocktail is the Aperol and Rhubarb Fizz. It is equally as tasty and great for hot weather.

If there is still some simple syrup leftover, make lemonade. During the afternoon, I really enjoy making rhubarb lemonade. I just have to quickly juice some fresh lemons, add a little water and some of this simple syrup and done! It is delicious.

This drink is so easy and so delicious! Once you try this you will understand why I chose the name. Thoughts of warm weather, getting dressed up and mingling at a new club on South Beach is what this sophisticated, yet uncomplicated drink is about, even if you cannot actually be there.

Pairing ideas

Here are some ideas of things you can serve with this rhubarb cocktail:

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• Aperol Sangria
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• Spiced Pear Martini
• Citrus and Cranberry Cocktail
• St Germain Gin and Tonic
• French Gimlet
• Baileys Milkshake
• Gin Gimlet
• Bramble Cocktail
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