Rhubarb Shrub

Tart rhubarb practically begs to celebrated in a shrub.

Mulled Cider Shrub

The great thing about this particular shrub is that it's ready to consume immediately, as a lot of the vinegar's intensity is cooked out. It's a lot more mild and sweet than most shrubs, and doesn't require anything but a splash of soda or a shot of your choice of booze to make a tasty beverage.

Tangy Cranberry–Black Pepper Shrub Cocktail

Back in colonial days, a shrub syrup was the best way of preserving fruit without refrigeration. This autumnal cocktail gets its sweet-tart flavor from a shrub made with cranberries and spiced with black pepper. Its tangy flavor counterbalances a meal's richer flavors, and the shrub is great for parties, since it can be prepped in advance. For guests who aren't drinking booze, mix the shrub with chilled sparkling water instead of wine.

Peach-Ginger Shrub

The delicate flavor of peaches is complemented by apple cider vinegar in this tangy shrub syrup. Serve it with white rum or simply add it to seltzer.

Rhubarb Syrup

Homemade rhubarb syrup is incredibly easy to make and delicious with seltzer or drizzled over ice cream. It's also quite tasty mixed with ginger beer, dark rum, and lime, or used in any type of drink where you want a jolt of spring or summer flavor.

Bumbleberry Syrup

The uses for this near-effortless syrup are endless: Stir it into summery cocktails, flutes of Champagne, or lemonade, swirl it into yogurt or oatmeal, or drizzle it over ice cream, cakes, and pies.

Cranberry in a Can (Batched Rye-Cranberry Shrub Cocktail)

This warming and festive single-spirit drink recipe is perfect for wintertime entertaining: Make the easy cinnamon-spiced cranberry mixer far ahead of the last-minute chaos, add booze, and offer the drink in a pitcher for guests to serve themselves.

Rhubarb Juice

This is one of those deceptively simple recipes, passed down through friends of friends, that everyone adores. Once chilled, the juice is brisk and refreshing, with just a touch of sweetness.

New York Shrub

To make simple syrup, combine 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Cool before using. Simple syrup will keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Pickled Cranberries

Pickled cranberries are something special. They take the natural sweet-tart nature of this little red berry and amplify it.