Holiday Mule Mocktail

Holiday Mule Mocktail

Cranberry Shrub:

- 1 cup white vinegar

- 1 cup water

- 1 cup white sugar

- 1 cup fresh cranberries

- 2 pods cardamom, crushed

- 4 whole allspice berries, cracked

- ¼ (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick

- ice cubes

- 8 fluid ounces ginger beer (such as Fentimans)

- 2 fluid ounces club soda

- 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.

- Remove from heat and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Strain into a container, seal, and refrigerate. Discard pulp.

- 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.