Welcome to our cocktail series, "The Happy Hour." It's Friday afternoon. Make yourself a drink.
Psst!
Hey, kid! Wanna see a magic trick?
Here I have an ordinary glass filled with plain old vinegar. Go ahead: Take a sip. Tell me if I'm not on the up-and-up.
See, folks? You can tell by the wrinkled-up look on this young man's face that what we have here is a glass filled with your run-of-the-mill apple-cider vinegar, just like you have in your kitchen cabinet at home.
Now, what would you fine people bet me if I were to tell you that I could take this glass of ordinary apple-cider vinegar--sour as your racist grandpop's stories about affirmative action--and turn it into a refreshing, tart beverage? A "shrub" if you will, with nothing more than a few berries, a secret ingredient or two, and a wave of my...
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