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
• 1 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. 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.
3. 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.