Cinnamon Cardamom Sparkling Mocktail with Orange and Lemon

This Cinnamon Cardamom Sparkling Mocktail with Orange and Lemon is refreshing and bubbly – the perfect mocktail for sipping.

A well crafted mocktail is the perfect thing to enjoy.

in this post: everything you need for this cinnamon cardamom sparkling mocktail with orange and lemon

• easy cinnamon cardamom simple syrup ingredients
• how to make this simple syrup
• how to make a cinnamon cardamom old fashioned cocktail
• equipment needed for this simple syrup
• cinnamon cardamom sparkling mocktail with orange and lemon ingredients
• what are bitters?

With only sugar and water, you can make a very basic simple syrup. By adding cinnamon and cardamom, it completely changes the flavor of the simple syrup to a really fun and festive flavor.

easy cinnamon cardamom simple syrup ingredients

The base of this mocktail is a delicious cinnamon cardamom simple syrup. It adds the perfect amount of sweetness to this drink, while giving it a delicious complexity.

When it comes to simple syrup, the ingredients are very straightforward: sugar and water. The fun thing with simple syrup is that you can add different things to it to completely change the flavor.

Here are the ingredients you need to make this simple syrup:

• water
• brown sugar
• cinnamon sticks
• cardamom pods

how to make this simple syrup

Grab a saucepan, a strainer and the following ingredients:

• water
• brown sugar
• cinnamon sticks
• cardamom pods

Once you have all your ingredients ready, you can start making the simple syrup.

1. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil.
2. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon sticks and cardamom.
3. Boil until the sugar is dissolved and then simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Let the simple syrup cool.
5. Strain into a clean container and discard the cardamom pods and cinnamon sticks.
6. Store in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Now that you have a deliciously festive simple syrup – what’s a person to do? Well, you could go one of two ways: cocktail or mocktail. So, what’s your choice?

how to make a cinnamon cardamom old fashioned cocktail

If you decide to go the cocktail route, you are in for a treat!

This cocktail has a complex taste, but it is (relatively!) easy to make. The hardest part of making this cocktail is making the festive simple syrup.

1. Make the simple syrup.
2. Use a lemon juicer to get the fresh squeezed lemon and orange juice.
3. Grab a low-ball glass and add the simple syrup and lemon and orange juices.
4. Swirl the simple syrup and juices around the glass to mix and to coat the glass.
5. Add the bourbon and the angostura bitters.
6. To make it fancy, add an orange peel and enjoy!

equipment needed for the simple syrup

• fine mesh strainer
• simple syrup container

cinnamon cardamom sparkling mocktail with orange and lemon ingredients

Once you have the cinnamon cardamom simple syrup ready, you can start making your tasty mocktail.

Here’s what you need for this mocktail:

• orange juice
• lemon juice
• cinnamon cardamom simple syrup
• 2 dashes bitters
• sparkling water 

You can use any kind of bitters, but I really like to use angostura bitters – it adds a really nice flavor to this mocktail that makes it really complex.

what are bitters?

Bitters are flavor extracts that are made by infusing different botanicals, fruits or herbs into a liquid. Typically, they are infused into an alcohol that is very neutral in flavor; thus, taking on the infused flavor.

Although the base of bitters is alcohol, you only use a few drops. Therefore, the alcohol level is (basically) next to nothing. That’s why bitters are often labeled as non-alcoholic.