Cranberry Honey Blossom Cocktail

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The holiday season is here and today we have a delicious holiday cocktail for you to ring in the holidays with – our Cranberry Honey Blossom Cocktail. This festive sip will be the toast of your holiday party.

Holiday planning has commenced and I will be having a homemade holiday with well-thought out gifts and treats for those that we adore.  We will be crafting gift baskets filled with some of my favorite spirits and mixers and, for the tequila aficionados, it will be a holiday with the makings for this delicious sip.

We love the flavors of cranberry and orange. This cocktail is so easy to make and it’s simple to adjust the amount accordingly for parties where you might need to make more than just a few. Make a pitcher of this signature sip and you can be a guest at your own soiree! No need to play bartender all evening, right?

The key to this drink is the spiced honey syrup that is simmered with orange rind, star anise and cinnamon. If you want a stronger honey flavor, just increase the honey using a ratio of 2 to 1 and it should work out lovely. For the perfect pop of citrus, freshly squeezed orange juice compliments the tart cranberry juice. I paired these flavors with Tequila, which I often use in many of my tequila cocktails. This drink would also be lovely paired with Spiced Honey that has a touch of honey with notes of flavor.

This holiday season, for a festive holiday cocktail that will have your guests dancing the night away, serve this Cranberry Honey Blossom Cocktail!

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup of Huckle Bee Farms Cranberry Infused Honey
• 1/3 cup of water
• 2 – 3 strips of orange rind
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise

• 1 1/2 ounces of Tequila
• 3 ounces of fresh orange juice (about 1 large orange)
• 1 1/2 - 2 ounces of Spiced Honey Syrup, cooled
• 4 ounces of cranberry juice
• Ice
• Fresh cranberries for serving (optional)

Directions

• To make the Spiced Honey Syrup:
  1. In a small saucepan, add the HONEY, water, orange rind, cinnamon stick and star anise.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium heat so that the HONEY is completely incorporated into the water.
  3. Let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Set the mixture aside to cool while you make the cocktail.
  To make the Cocktail:
  1. In a large glass, add the Tequila, fresh orange juice, the cooled Spiced Honey Syrup and cranberry juice.
  2. Stir the mixture so that everything is combined.
  3. Pour the drink into an ice filled rocks glass.
  4. Garnish with a couple fresh cranberries and enjoy!