Merchants & Lime

Merchants & Lime

2018 GRAND PRIZE "12 Days of Cocktails" Cocktail Winner
Recipe by Madison, @TheSiberianRabbit

• 1.75 oz. Conniption Navy Strength Gin
• 3/4 oz. Tawny Port
• 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
• 1/4 oz. Cinnamon Syrup
• 10 Candied Cranberries
• Lime Twist to Garnish 

Instructions

Muddle cranberries in a cocktail shaker. Add gin, port lemon juice, and cinnamon syrup. Shake with ice. Double strain contents into a rocks glass over one large ice sphere. Garnish with lime twist

For the Cinnamon Syrup: Break up 5-7 cinnamon sticks and add to a pan with 1 cup water and 1 cup cane sugar. Bring to a light boil then leave to cool for 1 hour . Pass contents through a fine mesh strainer. For the Candied Cranberries: Add two cups cranberries to a saucepan with 1/2 cup sugar. Let sit over medium heat stirring occasionally. Once sugar has dissolved onto cranberries, add contents to a heatproof jar and refrigerate.