Lipstick Mandarin

• 1 lemon, cut in half
• Extra fine sugar, to rim glasses
• 4 small slices serrano chile pepper, plus more for garnish
• 4 ounces mandarin vodka
• 4 ounces fresh squeezed orange juice
• 2 ounces cranberry juice
• 2 ounces Simple Syrup, recipe follows
• Ice
• 1 cup sugar

1. Chill 4 martini glasses.
2. Rim each with a lemon half and then dip in sugar.
3. Squeeze into a shaker the lemon juice from the halves you used to rim the glasses.
4. Place the peppers in the shaker and muddle.
5. Add to the shaker: mandarin vodka, orange juice, cranberry juice and simple syrup.
6. Top with some ice, shake and strain into the glasses.
7. Garnish each with a couple of small slices of serrano pepper.
8. Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
9. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
10. Remove from the heat and cool.
11. Add to drinks or desserts.

lemon, sugar, serrano chile pepper, vodka, fresh squeezed orange juice, cranberry juice, simple syrup, sugar

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/lipstick-mandarin-recipe.html (may not work)