Holiday Mule Mocktail
Description
Add your favorite fermented ginger beer to homemade spiced cranberry shrub for a non-alcoholic Moscow mule worth remembering.
Ingredients
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1 cup white vinegar
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1 cup water
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup fresh cranberries
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2 pods cardamom, crushed
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4 whole allspice berries, cracked
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1/4 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
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ice cubes
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8 fluid ounces ginger beer (such as Fentimans)
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2 fluid ounces club soda
Directions
1
Combine vinegar, water, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cranberries, cardamom pods, allspice berries, and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil. Stir and cover until cranberries begin to pop, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir again, being careful that cranberries do not burn you as they pop. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar has dissolved and cranberries have released their juice, about 10 minutes.
2
Remove from heat and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Strain into a container, seal, and refrigerate. Discard pulp.
3
Fill 2 highball glasses halfway with ice. Add 1 fluid ounce cranberry shrub, 4 fluid ounces ginger beer, and 1 fluid ounce club soda to each glass. Stir well.