A traditional old-fashioned with a hint of cranberry.
Recipe makes 1 cocktail, but you'll have enough cranberry infused bourbon for 3 cocktails.
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In a glass measuring cup, add the dried cranberries. Pour enough bourbon over the cranberries to measure 1 cup (~6 ounces of bourbon). Let sit for at least 30 minutes. (A little longer won't hurt.)
Bourbon – Select a bourbon you like and you’ll enjoy this cocktail.
Sugar – Sugar works great here, but it does take a while to fully dissolve. Since this is a sipping cocktail, you’ll find yourself giving it a swirl as you sip it to dissolve a bit more of the sugar. Adds a little fun to the experience. 🙂 If you like your cocktail a little sweeter, then just add a little more sugar.
Bourbon Flavored Cranberries – These are such a great by-product of this cocktail! There are so many things you can do with the cranberries. Aside from just eating them, sprinkle them over a salad, knead them into bread, add them to cornmeal stuffing or roasted vegetables. We like adding them to roasted Brussels sprouts along with toasted pecans. Makes a delightful side dish!
The Ice – When I was served this drink at Two Fools Tavern (Albuquerque), it was served with one large piece of ice that took a long time to melt, keeping the drink from getting watered down. I liked that since I’m a very slow sipper and one cocktail can last me the whole evening. So for my ice cube, I used a small (~1 ½” diameter) freezer container. Filled it with water and froze. This method makes a relatively large single ice cube that doesn’t water down the drink.
Recipe author: MJ of MJ's Kitchen