Drinking in Season: Blood Orange Daiquiri

Ingredients

• 1 slice blood oranges 
• 1.5 ounces blood orange juice freshly squeezed
• 2  cinnamon sticks 
• 0.5 ounce juice of lime 
• 2 ounces rum white such as denizen
• 0.5 ounce simple syrup glaze 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. To make the cinnamon simple syrup: Dissolve sugar in water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add cinnamon sticks. Reduce heat to low, simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Let cool, then strain out cinnamon sticks.
4. To make the cocktail, add blood orange juice, rum, lime, and cinnamon simple syrup to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake well for 10 seconds.
5. Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish and serve.