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Portions:
4
Ingredients
Red Wine Syrup
- 1 1/2 cups red wine
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup from Canada
Whiskey Slush
- 1/2 cup rye whiskey
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup from Canada
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 lemon (zested)
- 4 cups ice cubes
To Garnish
- Maraschino Cherries (to garnish)
Method
Red Wine Syrup
- In a small saucepan, combine wine and maple syrup and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook until it reduces in volume by half, about 10-15 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Whiskey Base
- In the container of a blender, combine the rye whiskey, maple syrup, lemon juice, zest and ice. Cover and blend until slushy, 15 to 30 seconds.
To Assemble
- Spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of wine syrup in the bottom of each glass. Top with the whiskey slush and serve.