✨ Peeli Patakha

Sparkling wine, rosemary-turmeric shrub & fresh Cara Cara orange

Sparkling Wine
24 hrs shrub
Built
Champagne Flute or Coupe
~10%
GupShup
Ingredients
  • 15ml rosemary-turmeric shrub (combine 100ml apple cider vinegar + 100g sugar + 2 sprigs rosemary + 1 tsp ground turmeric; heat until sugar dissolves, cool, strain; keeps 1 month)
  • 30ml fresh Cara Cara or navel orange juice
  • 120ml chilled Prosecco or sparkling wine
  • Rosemary sprig & orange wheel to garnish
Method
  1. 1
    Pre-chillChill the glass. Keep everything cold.
  2. 2
    BuildAdd shrub and orange juice to the cold glass.
  3. 3
    TopPour cold Prosecco slowly over the back of a spoon.
  4. 4
    StirStir once — very gently.
  5. 5
    GarnishFloat a rosemary sprig. Add an orange wheel on the rim.

About This Cocktail

A shrub (drinking vinegar) is an old preservation technique — fruit or vegetables macerated with sugar and vinegar — that has found new life in craft cocktail bars. GupShup's rosemary-turmeric shrub combines the earthy Mediterranean herb with India's golden spice in an apple cider vinegar base, which adds acidity that sparkling wine alone lacks. Cara Cara oranges (a navel orange variety with a deep orange-pink flesh and sweet, low-acid flavour) provide freshness and colour. Peeli (yellow) refers to the turmeric; Patakha (firecracker) to the sparkling wine's effervescence.

Variations

Champagne VersionUse a brut or extra-brut Champagne instead of Prosecco — the drier sparkling wine creates a more complex drink
MocktailReplace Prosecco with sparkling water and double the shrub — makes a sophisticated zero-proof version that works just as well
Shrub Negroni SpritzAdd 10ml Campari and 10ml sweet vermouth to the above before topping with Prosecco — a Negroni Spritz with an Indian turmeric edge
Bartender Tips

The rosemary-turmeric shrub can be made in a large batch and kept refrigerated for a month — it improves with time. The apple cider vinegar's sharpness integrates and mellows over a few days. Cara Cara oranges have less bitterness than standard navels and a slightly berry-like aftertaste — they are ideal here. Standard navel orange juice works well too. Do not add ice to a Champagne cocktail — it dulls the bubbles.

Source Restaurant
Restaurant
GupShup, New York City
Spirit
Sparkling Wine (Prosecco)
Method
Built
ABV
~10%
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Where to drink this
Restaurant
GupShup
Address
409 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10016
Style
Modern Indian cocktail bar & restaurant
Accolades
One of NYC's top Indian cocktail destinations

GupShup (meaning 'gossip' or 'chatter' in Hindi and Urdu) is a celebration of Indian social culture through food and drink. The cocktail menu draws from the full breadth of the subcontinent — paan-inspired drinks, lassi riffs, spiced old fashioneds — with an energy that matches the name. One of the most vibrant Indian drinking experiences in New York City.

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