INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 oz Winter Jack Daniels
Whiskey
1/2 oz Fireball Whiskey
1 oz lime juice
1/3 cup Homemade Cinnamon
Cranberry simple syrup
1 cup sugar or sugar sub like
Swerve or Monk fruit
1 cup water
1 cup cranberries
2 cinnamon sticks
12 oz Ginger Beer (can use Diet, or Cranberry Gingerale)
Optional Garnishes:
-Cranberries
-Lime wedges & slices
-Mint Leaves
-Cinnamon Sticks
DIRECTIONS
Ok, first of all, you want to make the delicious homemade cinnamon cranberry simple syrup which is the essence of this amazing take on the Festive Moscow mule.
In a saucepan, bring the cranberries, sugar, water, and cinnamon sticks to boil, reduce the heat and let simmer for about 10 minutes until the cranberries are starting to burst open. Put a mesh strainer over a large bowl and pour the liquid through it. Use a masher or fork to mash the cranberries to get even more liquid through the strainer. Store the syrup in the refrigerator in a glass container for up to three weeks, it will make enough for several cocktails.
To assemble the cocktails, in an ice filled shaker, place the Jack Daniels whiskey, the fireball, the lime juice and 1/3 cup of the cranberry simple syrup. Shake well import evenly into two ice filled Moscow Mule mugs. You can use cocktail glasses too as it is such a pretty red color! Open your ginger beer and add half into each mug. Garnish with desired garnishes and serve, so festive!
CHEERS!!
xoxo