Elf’s Guilty Pleasure Cocktail Spotlight

Elf’s Guilty Pleasure by Alan D’Angelo and Paul Markisotto, sous chef and bartender at Eighty Acres Kitchen & Bar

Original Post By Liz Petoniak
Associate Editor of Editable Allegheny

Ingredients:

Rosemary Clove Cinnamon Syrup

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2-3 large sprigs rosemary
• 2 whole cloves
• 3 cinnamon sticks

Cocktail

• 1 cup frozen cherries
• Brandy
• 1 ½ oz Wigle Ginever
• ½ oz crème de menthe
• ½ oz rosemary clove cinnamon simple syrup
• Finely ground candy cane (Editor’s Note:
Pulse in a blender for quick results.)
• 1 sprig rosemary

Instructions:

1. Soak cherries in a bowl with Brandy overnight. Reserve ¼ oz of juice.
2. Make the simple syrup by combining water, sugar, rosemary, cloves, and cinnamon sticks in a pot and simmer over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Let cool and set aside.
3. Pour Ginever, crème de menthe, simple syrup, and reserved juice into a shaker. Add ice, shake vigorously, and strain into a coupe glass rimmed with finely ground candy canes. Garnish with fresh rosemary.