A festive autumnal riff on a classic cape codder. The perfect aperitif or punch before Thanksgiving dinner or any fall night.

Ingredients:

• ½ oz 
• ¼ oz 
• 1 oz mulled unsweetened cranberry juice*
• 1 ½ oz vodka
• ¾ oz lime juice
  
• 2 dashes angostura bitters

*Simmer 8 oz juice with a cinnamon stick, 5 cloves, 5 allspice berries, and 2 star anise pods for 5 min. Cool before use.

Instructions:

• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker
• Add ice and shake hard for 10 seconds
• Strain over fresh ice in a highball glass

Glass:

• highball

Garnish:

• Any left over mulling spices
  

Photo:

Caer Maiko Ferguson