This drink takes a couple of extra steps due to the tantalizingly tart shrub (a mixture of sugar, apple cider, and fruit), but the effort is all worth it for this delicious, healthy-ish cocktail.
MAKES 1 DRINK
Cranberry Shrub (page 24)
31/2 oz [100 ml] vodka
Ginger ale, for topping off
3 fresh cranberries, skewered, for garnish
Fill a highball glass halfway with crushed ice. Pour in 2 oz [60 ml] of the cranberry shrub, add the vodka, and stir. Top off with ginger ale and garnish with the cranberry skewer.