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Cinnamon-Smoked Lambrusco Cocktail

A boozy, citrusy cocktail that's perfect for cold winter months. Though the cocktail is ice-cold, the cinnamon-smoked, citrus bourbon, and lambrusco combo will warm you right up.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 2 cocktails

Equipment

  • 1 cocktail shaker

Ingredients

  • 1 small mandarin orange
  • 3 ounces bourbon
  • 4 dashes orange bitters
  • 2 small cinnamon sticks
  • 6 ounces Lambrusco, chilled

Instructions 

  1. In a cocktail shaker, squeeze in 1.5 ounces of mandarin orange juice. Add the bourbon and bitters and a large cube of ice and shake.
  2. Using matches or a butane torch, light the cinnamon sticks until smoking. Place a glass over each and let the smoke fill the glass. Flip the glass back only right before serving.
  3. Pour the mandarin bourbon into each glass. Top with a pour of the Lambrusco. Garnish with a twist from the mandarin orange, and a mandarin orange leaf if you have one. Serve cold.