A breathtakingly beautiful blend of fruit and warm, bright and cozy, this strawberry and cinnamon whiskey concoction is about to become your new year-round favorite cocktail.
Prep: 3 minutesminutes
Total: 3 minutesminutes
Yield:1serving
Ingredients
1 ½ouncecinnamon whiskey(I recommend Fireball - more cinnamon, less whiskey flavor than the other cinnamon whiskeys, I've heard)
1ounceGrand Marnier(don't skimp on the cheap stuff here!)
½ouncefresh lemon juice
1ouncestrawberry purée*
1ouncesoda water
Instructions
Combine cinnamon whiskey, Grand Marnier, lemon juice, strawberry purée with ice in a cocktail shaker. Add simple syrup to taste, if desired. Shake vigorously and pour over the rocks or into a stemmed cocktail glass. Top with soda and serve.
Notes
Blend one pint of strawberries in a high-speed blender until very smooth, adding a bit of water if necessary to thin out (should not be necessary with fresh strawberries but might be a good idea with frozen)Simple syrup: combine equal parts water and granulated sugar in a saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is totally dissolved. Let cool and store in airtight container in refrigerator.