5 Vinegars That Make the Best Sparkling Drinks

Putting Vinegar in Your Drink? It’s Not New.

Turns out this isn’t some trendy idea.

Farmers were doing this back in the 1700s. They called it Haymaker’s Punch—vinegar, water, and a little sweetener after a long, hot day in the fields.

It worked.

Even Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about it. Her mother would send it out to the workers. That’s how common it was.

We just made it a little more interesting

I tell people this in the shop all the time.

That bottle of vinegar you bought for salad dressing?
It does more than that.

Add a couple teaspoons to a glass of seltzer and suddenly you have something refreshing. Something you actually want to drink.

No cans.
No plastic bottles.
No mystery ingredients.

Just real flavor and a little fizz.

5 vinegars worth putting in your glass-

Lemon Cucumber White Balsamic Vinegar
Light, clean, and refreshing. Two teaspoons in cold seltzer over ice and you have something that tastes like it came from a fancy beverage counter. It did not. It came from your kitchen in about thirty seconds.

Strawberry White Balsamic Vinegar
This is the one I hand to skeptics.
It tastes like a strawberry spritzer. People forget they made it themselves. If someone says they don’t like vinegar, start here.

Cranberry Pear White Balsamic Vinegar
A little more going on here.
The cranberry gives it a slight bite, the pear smooths it out. Add a squeeze of lime and suddenly it sounds impressive. It isn’t. Still took 30 seconds.

Pineapple White Balsamic Vinegar
Bright and just a little tropical.
This one makes people stop mid sip and ask what they are drinking. Two teaspoons in seltzer over ice and you are most of the way to a beach vacation. Close enough.

Mango Pulp Vinegar
The name says it. It pops.
Bright mango flavor that works perfectly in seltzer. This is the one people come back for. If you’re trying one, start here.

How to make it

Pour a glass of cold seltzer water. Add 2 teaspoons of whichever vinegar calls your name. Stir. Add ice. Taste it. Add a little more if you want. That is genuinely it.

One bottle of vinegar. Endless drinks. Skip the grocery store aisle entirely.

Where to find these

You’ll find all of these at Olive & Basket in Frederick, Maryland—or online.

If you’re not sure where to start, come in and taste them with me.

👉 https://oliveandbasket.com