Warming Orange Cinnamon Blossom Cocktail
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: October 31, 2016

As with the changing of the season our taste for new flavors changes as well. All summer long I enjoy sipping refreshing gin and tonics, but come fall I crave the warmth and comfort of a more seasonal beverage. This festive cocktail recipe has everything you want in a fall libation. Cozy spices like cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, plus its warming heat will soothe you inside and out. Like spiced wine, it’s a cocktail we’ll be sipping by the fire all through winter.
 Orange Cinnamon Blossom Cocktail
	Courtesy of Santa Margherita
	Ingredients
	1 bottle of Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG
	1/2 lemon
	1/2 orange
	1 tablespoon honey
	1/4 cup sugar
	3 whole cloves
	3 whole allspice (also known as star anise)
	2 cinnamon sticks
Directions:
	Rinse lemon and orange and thinly slice them, discarding seeds; quarter the orange slices.
	Put fruit in a 4- to 5-quart pan.
	Add honey, sugar (use the smaller amount if you prefer drinks on the tart side, the larger if you want a sweeter flavor), cloves and allspice. 
	With a knife, cut the cinnamon sticks lengthwise into thinner strips. Add cinnamon and 2 cups water to pan; bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and boil gently for 5 minutes.
	Pour Prosecco into the hot citrus base and heat until steaming, about 8 minutes.  Keep warm over low heat.
	Ladle into heatproof cups or wineglasses and garnish each drink with some of the spices and citrus as shown.
	 
	Enjoy!