At King BBQ in Charleston, S.C., Tia Edens loves using fresh ginger during the holidays, an ingredient she says can transform any recipe. For this drink, she set out to highlight and elevate all the flavors in Cheerwine Holiday Punch. It also converts easily to a zero-proof option: simply skip the brandy and tequila for a refreshing, flavor-packed soda.

Ingredients

Sharing the Night Together

0.75 oz Reposado Tequila
0.75 oz Brandy
0.5 oz Ginger Simple
0.5 oz Lime Juice
Cheerwine Holiday Punch

Ginger Simple

Fresh ginger (sliced)
Brown sugar
White sugar
Water

Instructions

Sharing the Night Together

In a shaker, add reposado tequila, brandy, ginger simple, and lime juice with ice.
Shake hard until chilled.
Strain into a glass filled with crushed ice.
Top with Cheerwine Holiday Punch.
Garnish with a pineapple frond, a cherry, and a light shave of nutmeg.

Ginger Simple

Slice the ginger and weigh it.
Use half as much sugar as ginger (mix brown + white roughly 50/50).
Use half as much water as ginger.
Put ginger, water, and sugar in a saucepan.
Warm gently, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
Keep on medium/low heat and let it steep for about 15 minutes.
Strain out the ginger, cool, bottle, and refrigerate.

Find it online: https://cheerwine.com/recipes/sharing-the-night-together/