Recipes Drinks Cocktails Black & Gold Be the first to rate & review! A dessert of strawberry sorbet with balsamic vinegar gave Joel Teitelbaum the idea for this fruity cocktail with a slight black-pepper kick. Be sure to use a good-quality aged balsamic, which will add a mildly woody flavor because of time spent in the barrel. Slideshows: Summer Fruit Cocktail Recipes By Joel Teitelbaum Updated on June 28, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Lucas Allen Yield: 1 Ingredients 2 ounces vodka, preferably potato, such as Karlsson's Gold 1 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 ounce Black Pepper Syrup 3 strawberries, quartered 3/4 teaspoon aged balsamic vinegar Ice 1 lemon wheel, for garnish Directions In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, lemon juice, Black Pepper Syrup, strawberries and balsamic vinegar. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well. Fine strain into a chilled ice-filled rocks glass and garnish with the lemon wheel. Rate it Print