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Drinking in Season: Cranberry Mojito Recipe

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Category
Rum
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Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
For the Cinnamon Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 cinnamon sticks
2 strips orange zest
For the cocktail:
8 cranberries
8 mint leaves
2 lime wedges
1 ounce cinnamon syrup
2 1/2 ounces dark rum
Ice
Soda water, to taste
Garnish: mint sprig
Directions
Dissolve sugar in water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cinnamon sticks and orange zest. Reduce heat to low, simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool, then strain. In a cocktail shaker, muddle cranberries lightly to break up, then add mint and lime and muddle another 10 strokes. Add cinnamon syrup and rum and fill the shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Pour the cocktail unstrained into a glass, top with soda and garnish with a mint sprig.