Tangy Cranberry-Black Pepper Shrub Cocktail Recipe

Bubbly and colorful, this was a good choice for new year's eve. Another plus - it is equally good with club soda as with champagne.

The idea behind the shrub is to boil cranberries and black pepper in cider vinegar, water, and sugar. A 24 hour post-boil steep in the refrigeration, and a quick filter, leads to a lovely and very strongly flavored addition to cocktails.

The black pepper is a bit mild, next time I will grind the pepper a bit more finely to aid in better flavor extraction.