Muddle 3-5 muscadines and scuppernongs of varying sizes with:
Juice of 1 mid-sized lemon
¼ - ½ oz. muscadine shrub depending on desired tartness
¼ oz. simple syrup
Mix with:
1 oz. dry gin
1.5 oz. Aperol
Shake until ice cold and fine strain into a tall glass. Fill with ice, top with soda, and turn in a tumbler to mix. Garnish with a lemon wheel and 3-5 whole muscadines.
For the muscadine shrub
32 oz. muscadines, gently smashed
32 oz. apple cider vinegar
2 cups sugar
Mix together muscadines and apple cider vinegar. Let steep in the refrigerator for 7 days.
Simmer the mixture for one hour. Strain.
Add the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Use as desired.