Food & Cooking Recipes Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes Cinnamon Sour Cocktail Close Credit: Justin Walker Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 50 mins Yield: 1 drink In this tasty twist on a whiskey sour, fresh lime juice replaces the usual lemon, and homemade cinnamon syrup adds a spicy warmth to the cocktail. It's served accented with candied ginger and Luxardo cherries, the deeply flavored doyennes of the maraschino family. Directions Cinnamon Simple Syrup: In a small saucepan, bring 2/3 cup water and cinnamon to a simmer; cook 10 minutes. Add sugar; stir until dissolved. Let cool completely, then refrigerate (with cinnamon) in an airtight container up to 1 week. (Makes 1/2 cup.) Cocktail: Combine bourbon, lime juice, and 3/4 ounce syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill halfway with ice. Shake until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain over a large ice cube. Hold a spoon upside-down over cocktail and pour wine over top. Serve, garnished with ginger and cherry. Cook's Notes This recipe is scalable for a crowd: Place the ingredients in a large pitcher. Fill halfway with ice; stir with a long spoon until outside of pitcher is frosty. Strain into glasses; serve with garnishes.