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1 - The Classic White
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1 - The Classic White

Alcohol-free cordial concentrate made by macerating peach, cucumber, plum, apple and pineapple separately in organic apple cider vinegar, then blending. Mix half a 30ml bottle with 100ml of water.

About This Drink

Jukes 1 is the flagship white in the Cordialities range, created by drinks writer Matthew Jukes using a method rooted in 17th-century haymaker's punch. Organic apple cider vinegar forms the base, with each ingredient macerated separately before blending. That process is what separates it from a standard cordial: the vinegar acts structurally, in the way wine's tartaric acid does, giving the final drink lift and length rather than flat sweetness. The nose opens with fresh peach and cucumber, then stone fruit blossom and a faint pineapple note underneath. On the palate the stone fruit gives way to tart apple, the body stays light, and the finish stretches long with a clean lemon zest bite. The acidity holds everything together without being sharp. It works with still or sparkling water, or tonic, depending on how you want to pitch the occasion.

Ingredients

Organic apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, peach, cucumber, plum, apple, pineapple, natural flavourings

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
16 kcal
Sugar
3.4g

Dietary

VEGANORGANIC

Tasting Notes

Taste

PEACH BLOSSOM RIPE PLUM TART APPLE PINEAPPLE HUSK LEMON ZEST BITTERNESS

Aroma

FRESH PEACH CUCUMBER STONE FRUIT BLOSSOM HINT OF PINEAPPLE

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER CONCENTRATE PALE GOLD WHEN MIXED
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH BRIGHT CLEAN ACIDITY
Finish
LONG AND DRY WITH LEMON ZEST AND FRESH HERB LIFT

Production

Vinegar maceration: each ingredient macerated separately in organic apple cider vinegar, then blended as concentrated cordial

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
16 kcal
Sugar
3.4g

Dietary

VEGANORGANIC

Tasting Notes

Taste

PEACH BLOSSOM RIPE PLUM TART APPLE PINEAPPLE HUSK LEMON ZEST BITTERNESS

Aroma

FRESH PEACH CUCUMBER STONE FRUIT BLOSSOM HINT OF PINEAPPLE

Character

Appearance
DEEP AMBER CONCENTRATE PALE GOLD WHEN MIXED
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH BRIGHT CLEAN ACIDITY
Finish
LONG AND DRY WITH LEMON ZEST AND FRESH HERB LIFT

Production

Vinegar maceration: each ingredient macerated separately in organic apple cider vinegar, then blended as concentrated cordial