Royal Gingersnap

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces canadian rye whiskey (crown royal)
• 1 tablespoon orange marmalade
• 1 slice orange
• 1 maraschino cherry
• 2 dashes ginger syrup
• powdered sugar, for garnish (optional)
• cinnamon, for garnish (optional)
• orange zest, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare a rock glass by frosting the rim with a mixture of powdered cinnamon and sugar.
• 2 muddle the fruits together with the marmalade and the syrup in the bottom of a mixing glass, then add canadian rye whiskey and ice.
• 3 shake well and strain the drink into the prepared rock glass over ice.
• 4 garnish with a flamed orange zest if desired.
• 5 if you want to make your own ginger syrup, place one cup sugar, 1 three-inch piece ginger and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. reduce to a simmer, and cook about 1 hour, until ginger flavor is quite strong. let cool; strain before using. store in an airtight container, refrigerated, up to a week. this makes one cup. (for a more intense flavor, make this syrup a day before using, allowing the ginger to sit in the syrup, refrigerated, overnight.).