Applejack Cobbler

Special equipment: immersion blender, quart pitcher,

Ingredients

serves makes 1 quart (about 8 servings), active time 10 minutes, total time 20 minutes

• For the Fresh Cranberry Sauce:
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 package (12 ounces) fresh cranberries
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• For the Cocktail:
• 1 cup Fresh Cranberry Sauce
• 3 1/2 ounces fresh orange juice (from about 4 oranges)
• 2 1/2 ounces pomegranate molasses
• 11 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 cups Laird's Applejack
• 1/2 cup Punt e Mes
• 1/2 cup Schonauer Apfel Apple Schnapps

Procedures

1. Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil. Add cranberries, return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Allow the sauce to cool 15 minutes before using. Leftover cranberry sauce can be refrigerated up to 1 week.
   
2. Measure cranberry sauce, orange juice, pomegranate molasses, and bitters into a quart-sized pitcher. Add applejack, Punt e Mes, and apple schnapps. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to four hours.
   
3. To serve, pour 1 cup of cocktail mixture into a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake for 15 seconds, then strain evenly into two cocktail glasses. Repeat as needed.