Drinking In Season: Cranberry Crush Recipe

• 6 fresh cranberries
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup
• 1/2 ounce orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 2-inch orange twists
• Dash Angostura bitters
• 2 ounces whiskey

1. To make the cinnamon syrup: combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add 2 cinnamon sticks and simmer for about 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Strain out the cinnamon sticks and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
2. To make the cocktail: Combine the cranberries, cinnamon syrup, orange juice, 1 orange peel and bitters in a cocktail shaker. Firmly muddle the cranberries 10-12 times until fully disintegrated.
3. Add whiskey and fill the shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
4. Add one ice cube to a rocks glass and strain cocktail into it. Garnish with remaining orange peel.

cranberries, water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, cinnamon syrup, orange juice, orange twists, bitters, whiskey

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/12/drinking-in-season-cranberry-crush-whiskey-cocktail-recipe.html (may not work)