Cranberry Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
Homemade cranberry syrup and your choice of whiskey or bourbon combine to make a cranberry old fashioned that's perfect for the holidays.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Makes: 1 cocktail
Ingredients
Spiced Cranberry Old Fashioned:
- 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey
- 3/4 oz spiced cranberry syrup (recipe below)
- 2 dashes old fashioned bitters
- ice
- orange peel , for garnish
Spiced Cranberry Syrup:
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 navel orange
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 vanilla bean , split open and scraped of seeds
- 1/2 inch piece of ginger , sliced
- 8 whole cloves
- 5 whole allspice berries
Instructions
- To make the syrup: Take a vegetable peeler and peel only the outermost layer of the orange, save one piece of orange peel for garnish. Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir to dissolve the sugar and continue to simmer on low until the syrup has reduced to 1 cup. Cool to room temperature and strain through a fine mesh strainer. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.
- To make the cocktail: In a double old fashioned glass, add the whiskey, bourbon and syrup. Add one large square or sphere ice cube and stir well with a cocktail serving spoon. Garnish with an orange peel.
