25 Days of Holiday Cocktails, Day 11: The Winter Cobbler

Photo: Nole Garey

Nole Garey over at Oh So Beautiful Paper always shares the kind of gorgeous, simple cocktails we crave. Her festive, cranberry-spiked Winter Cobbler is no exception.

The Winter Cobbler 
2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. dry sherry

2 oz. cooked cranberries

1 oz. cranberry simple syrup
 (recipe below)
Orange and lemon slices
Tools: shaker
Glass: tumbler or rocks glass
Garnish: fresh cranberries (optional)

Combine the bourbon, sherry, cooked cranberries, cranberry syrup, and a handful of orange and lemon slices in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Pour everything, fruit, ice and all, into a glass. Garnish.

For the cranberry simple syrup: Combine 1 cup of cranberries, 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar in a saucepan and gently simmer until the cranberries start to burst apart, about 10 minutes. Strain out the cranberries and reserve both the cooked berries and the syrup until use.

Nole Garey, Oh So Beautiful Paper