Barbie’s Cranberry & Wild Cherry Mocktail

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup halved cherries

2-3 Laager Cranberry and Wild Cherry teabags

Cranberry flavoured soda

1/4 cup pomegranate rubies

Ice cubes

Maraschino cherries for garnish

Method:

For the cherry syrup:

1. Bring 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup sugar to the boil until sugar has dissolved
2. Add cherries and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and set aside.

For the tea mix:

1. Steep 2-3 Laager Cranberry and Wild Cherry teabags in boiling water for roughly 5 minutes.
2. Strain and set aside.
3. Remove from heat and set aside.

To assemble:

1. Using a tall glass, paint a strip on the outside with maple syrup and top with crushed Himalayan salt and dried rose petals.
2. Add 1/4 cup cherry syrup, topped with crushed ice and pomegranate rubies.
3. Add tea mix and top with cranberry flavoured soda (Fitch and Leeds Cheeky Cranberry was used in this recipe).
4. Garnish with glitter dipped Maraschino cherries and serve cold.