Sweet-tart shrubs, though centuries old, remain as refreshing and timeless as ever.

Shrubs: If you haven’t heard of them, your cocktail game is in for a sweet-and-sour treat. This way of preserving fruit in vinegar has been around for hundreds of years. In the last few years, history ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. If ...

With summer’s tail still licking at the Bay, there’s nothing better than a drink that’s cool and fruity with enough zippiness to battle the heat. In other words, a shrub – a refreshing beverage made ...

While rosé might be the unofficial wine of warm weather, the flower bearing the same name is creeping into summer drinks, adding a floral, sometimes pink touch. This season bartenders all over are ...

Shrubs — they’re not just for hiding in! Tart, acidic and weirdly, wonderfully refreshing, drinking vinegars known as “shrubs” are finding a savory home on a growing number of Los Angeles drink menus.

Shrubs need a new PR strategy. When you hear the word “shrub,” you’re probably thinking of desert flora, or the kind of thing God would set alight so he could catch up with Moses. But I’m talking ...

Looking for a little Love Potion No. 9? On Black Sunday, instead of offering roses, lovers can toast with rose cocktails. The love bud has become a popular flavor for bartenders to infuse into drinks, ...