Powerball Cocktail

makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients:

· 3 oz bourbon 1.5 oz cranberry and blood orange simple syrup (recipe below) 2 oz ginger beer

Instructions:

Combine and shake, pour over large round ice cube, garnish with star anise and cranberry

Cranberry & Blood Orange Simple Syrup

· 1 cup sugar 1 cups water 1 blood orange, sliced handful of cranberries halved

Instructions:

Combine sugar and water in pot over medium heat. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Add fruit and let high simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, place on cooling rack and let cool. Store in refrigerator.

Adapted from:

http://www.northdixiekitchen.com/powerball-cocktail/