Thanksgiving Mule

Ingredients:

spiced cranberry syrup

• 1 cup water

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 1 cup frozen cranberries

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 1 sprig rosemary

for the mule

• ice

• 1 oz spiced cranberry syrup

• 1 oz apple cider

• 1 oz blood orange juice

• 1.5 oz vodka

• ginger beer

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Recipe:

For the spiced cranberry syrup:

• In a saucepan, stir together the water, sugar, frozen cranberries, cinnamon stick, and sprig of rosemary, over low-medium heat. Combine and bring to a boil.

• Once the mixture is boiling, stir and turn the heat to low. Cover and the simmer for 5 minutes.

• Once done simmering, turn the heat off, keep covered and let the mixture completely cool before straining and transferring to a container.

For the mule:

• Fill a mule cup with ice and pour in the spiced cranberry syrup, apple cider, blood orange juice, and vodka.

• Fill to the top with ginger beer, stir, and enjoy!

For the batch recipe:

• In a pitcher, stir together 1 cup of the spiced cranberry syrup, 1 cup apple cider, 2/3 cup of blood orange juice (could substitute with lime juice), 1 1/2 cups of vodka, and 3 cups of ginger beer.

• Optional: add frozen cranberries, sliced apples, and cinnamon sticks for garnish.