Yuletide Moon Red Holiday Cocktail

• Produce

  • 4 Cherries
  • 1 Lemon zest/peel
  • 2 tbsp Orange or clementine, fresh

• Condiments

  • 1 tsp Maple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 dash Cinnamon or nutmeg

• Frozen

  • 1 Ice

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1 oz Bourbon
  • 1 1/2 oz Merlot wine

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Description

Ingredients

• 4 cherries, pitted (fresh or in jar)
• 1.5 ounces merlot wine
• 1 oz bourbon ( gluten free bourbon list )
• 2-3 tbsp fresh orange or clementine juice (more if desired)
• 1-2 tsp maple syrup
• ice
• dash of cinnamon or nutmeg
• lemon zest/peel

Directions

• First juice our orange and remove pits from cherries.
• Place cherries is a tall glass then muddle the cherries (if no pitter, just remove pits after muddling). This is basically just pressing the cherries with a spoon or a tool called a muddler to extract the juice. Keep the cherries once muddled.
• Add your orange juice, maple syrup, merlot, bourbon and mix again. Pour into an old fashion glass with handful of ice. Stir then tip with lemon peel and dash of with grated nutmeg or cinnamon.