2 cups 100% pure, unsweetened cranberry juice such as Knudsen Just Cranberry
1 cup sugar
For Each Drink:
2 ounces mezcal
1 ounce cranberry syrup
1/4 ounce agave nectar
6 basil leaves
Garnish: basil leaves and 1/4 ounce extra cranberry syrup
Directions
Add cranberry juice to medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Allow the juice to reduce by half. Remove from the heat and then add sugar. Stir to dissolve.
Add basil leaves and agave nectar to the bottom of a julep cup then muddle gently. Add mezcal and cranberry syrup, add the straw, then top with crushed ice. Drizzle extra 1/4 ounce cranberry syrup on top, garnish with basil leaves, then serve.
