Cranberry Rosemary Digestif

Meh. Apparently, whiskey is not my libation of choice. I will be using the rest of the digestif base to liven up my sparkling water. But if you like whiskey, then this is for you.

Sunny's Family Therapy Cranberry Rosemary Digestif
Courtesy of Sunny Anderson



For the cranberry syrup:
1/2 cup water
1 cup cranberries
1 cup sugar
3-inch cinnamon stick
2 sprigs rosemary
Pinch salt
1 lemon, zested

For the drinks:
Ice
200 ml bottle whiskey

Add the water, cranberries, sugar, cinnamon stick, rosemary, salt and lemon zest to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Lower the heat and simmer until slightly reduced in volume and thickened to a syrup. Remove from the heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl. Discard the solids. Refrigerate until cool, about 30 minutes.

To make a drink: Put a handful of ice in a drink shaker along with 1 1/2 ounces of whiskey and 1 tablespoon of the cranberry syrup. Shake gently a few times and strain into a glass. Repeat for the remaining drinks and serve.