Lipstick Mandarin
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 479
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 107
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 104
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 3
- Total: 15 min
- Active: 15 min
Ingredients
1 lemon, cut in half
Extra fine sugar, to rim glasses
4 small slices serrano chile pepper, plus more for garnish
4 ounces mandarin vodka
4 ounces fresh squeezed orange juice
2 ounces cranberry juice
2 ounces Simple Syrup, recipe follows
Ice
Simple Syrup:
1 cup sugar
Directions
- Chill 4 martini glasses. Rim each with a lemon half and then dip in sugar. Squeeze into a shaker the lemon juice from the halves you used to rim the glasses. Place the peppers in the shaker and muddle. Add to the shaker: mandarin vodka, orange juice, cranberry juice and simple syrup. Top with some ice, shake and strain into the glasses. Garnish each with a couple of small slices of serrano pepper.
Simple Syrup:
- Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and cool. Add to drinks or desserts.