Mulled Cranberry Tonic

Name: Mulled Cranberry Tonic
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: AMERICAN
Ingredients: 1 cup (8 oz./250 ml) cranberry juice; 3 Tbs. sugar; 10 pink peppercorns, plus more for garnish; 2 star anise, plus more for garnish; 1 dried lime wheel; Pinch of ground cinnamon; Pinch of salt; 1 1/2 oz. (45 ml) mulled cranberry juice; 6 to 8 oz. (250 ml) Elderflower Tonic Water or other tonic water; 1 1/2 oz. (45 ml) mulled cranberry juice; 4 oz. (125 ml) Elderflower Tonic Water or other tonic water; 2 oz. (60 ml) gin; <br> Candied ginger for garnish; Star anise for garnish; Juniper berries for garnish

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Perfect for cold winter nights, this mocktail is inspired by the mulled wine often served at Christmas markets. It’s also great as a cocktail. We highly recommend using gin as the botanicals amp up the spices of the mulled cranberry juice, but brandy or Cointreau work well, too.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings 1

Ingredients

For the mulled cranberry juice:

1 cup (8 oz./250 ml) cranberry juice
3 Tbs. sugar
10 pink peppercorns, plus more for garnish
2 star anise, plus more for garnish
1 dried lime wheel
Pinch of ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt

For a mocktail:

1 1/2 oz. (45 ml) mulled cranberry juice
6 to 8 oz. (250 ml) Elderflower Tonic Water or other tonic water

For a cocktail:

1 1/2 oz. (45 ml) mulled cranberry juice
4 oz. (125 ml) Elderflower Tonic Water or other tonic water
2 oz. (60 ml) gin
Candied ginger for garnish
Star anise for garnish
Juniper berries for garnish

Directions

To make the mulled cranberry juice, bring the cranberry juice to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the sugar, peppercorns, star anise, lime wheel, cinnamon and salt and continue to cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, strain and let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.

To make the mocktail: In a glass filled with ice, add the mulled cranberry juice. Top with the tonic water. Garnish with candied ginger, a few peppercorns, star anise and juniper berries.

To make the cocktail: In a glass filled with ice, add the mulled cranberry juice. Top with the tonic water and gin. Garnish with candied ginger, a few peppercorns, star anise and juniper berries. Makes 1 drink.

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