Addison Street Punch

• servings: 12

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups gin

1½ cups chilled cranberry-rosemary cordial (recipe follows)

6 tablespoons 1:1 honey syrup

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

TO SERVE 12 star anise pods

Cordial:

2 cups cranberries

1 1/3 cups water

1 1/3 cups sugar

3 star anise pods

6 fresh rosemary sprigs

1 tablespoon gin

Directions

At least 2 hours and up to 1 week before serving, make the batch. Pour gin, chilled cranberry-rosemary cordial, honey syrup, and water in a 2-quart pitcher and stir to mix. Seal well, covering with plastic wrap if needed, and refrigerate.

Up to 2 hours before serving, prepare lemon juice and stir into pitcher mix. Reseal and return to refrigerator it not serving immediately.

To serve, toast star anise pods (if desired) over high heat in a dry skillet, watching carefully, just until fragrant, about 45 seconds. Place a large ice cube in each rocks glass, then pour in the Cocktail. Garnish each glass with a pod of star anise and serve.

CRANBERRY- ROSEMARY CORD|AL • MAKES ABOUT 1 3/4 CUPS

Combine cranberries and water in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a saucepan, stir in sugar and star anise, and Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Bring to a simmer, then lower heat as needed to maintain a bare simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove pan from heat and stir in rosemary sprigs. Cover and let cool to room temperature. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer, stir in gin, and store in a sealed container in refrigerator until chilled or for up to 1 week.

Notes

Whiskey may get all the attention when cold weather rolls in, but | think gin is inherently festive, thanks to its herbal scent and touch of spice. Here, mother's ruin gets party-ready when paired with cranberries and rosemary in a jolly-red drink from Jefferson Oatts of the Schulson Collective in Philadelphia. The cocktail's piney quality will vary depending on the gin. I prefer to go full evergreen with St. George's Terroir gin.