Ingredients

Cranberry Simple Syrup

• 3 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• Half bag of cranberries halved
• Zest from one orange
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Other

• 2oz vodka
• 1oz orange juice.

Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil, stirring in the sugar as the water heats up.
2. Once water is boiling, add cranberries, orange zest, cloves and nutmeg. Reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Filter the syrup through cheese cloth (or something similar).
4. Allow simple syrup to cool in bottle(s) of your choice.
5. To make the drink, combine 2oz of syrup, 2oz of vodka, and 1oz of orange juice in a shaker with ice.
6. Serve in a long stemmed glass.