Jingle Juice

presented by Virginia Distillery Company

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ oz Virginia-Highland Whisky
  • 1 oz cranberry sage simple syrup*
  • ½ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • ½ oz Cointreau
  • Fresh red cranberries
  • Orange bitters

Preparation:

Combine first 5 ingredients into shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until shaker is completely frosted.
Pour into a sugar rimmed glass and top with 2 dashes of orange bitters.
Stir and garnish with 2-3 red cranberries.

*Recipe for cranberry sage simple syrup: 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup fresh whole red cranberries, 4 cinnamon sticks, 10 fresh sage leaves. Combine water and sugar in medium saucepan. Reduce over medium heat. Add cranberries, cinnamon sticks and sage leaves. Bring ingredients to a boil, then remove from heat and let steep for 20 minutes. Muddle, then strain syrup. Store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Yields 1 ¼ cups

Jingle Juice