Holiday spices mixed with a Cheerwine Punch reduction tastes like winter in a cup – and perfect for a chilly night by the roaring fire or frankly any holiday gathering. Presented by mixologist Rolando Pettigrew of Dram & Draught in Raleigh, N.C.
Make ahead. On stove top, combine ½ cup Cheerwine Holiday Punch, ¼ cup demerara syrup, 2 water anise pods, 5 peppercorns, and 1 small cinnamon stick until reduced into syrup. Soak cherry overnight in syrup, ready to garnish your cocktail.
Shake prepared syrup, bourbon, lime juice, cherry bitters, and 3 blackberries together, then strain into chilled copper mug. Top with Coladka. Garnish with one lime, cherry, and blackberry on a skewer, then add mint for presentation.
Find it online: https://cheerwine.com/recipes/whiskey-smash/