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The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red cocktail is an amazing whiskey and wine cocktail made with a cranberry red wine reduction syrup. It's spicy and sweet with amazing complexity and warmth. It's quite possibly the best cocktail for the colder months ahead.
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Prep Time 3 mins
Course Drinks
Servings 1

Equipment

  • cocktail glass
  • bar spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ oz rye whiskey
  • ¾ oz brandy
  • ⅓ oz cranberry red wine reduction syrup*
  • 1 dash cardamom bitters
  • 1 dash orange bitters

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients, except for the orange slice, to a cocktail glass with a large ice cube.
  • Stir using a bar spoon.
  • Place a fresh large ice cube into a lowball glass.
  • Strain the cocktail into the glass.
  • Garnish with a dehydrated orange slice.

Notes

*You can find the recipe for the cranberry red wine reduction syrup here. It's a great way to use leftover cranberry sauce.
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