Pungo Pirate Cocktail

Taken from Hampton Roads Magazine - Summer Fun Guide. Perfect for summer and strawberry season is right around the corner! I'd love to take credit for this smashing cocktail, but that honor belongs to Erika Caylor, bar manager/mixologist for Terrapin restaurant in Va. Beach. (http://www.terrapinvirginiabeach.com/) She describes this drink: “It’s fruity and refreshing and just looks like summer.”

• Ready In: 3 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1 drink

Ingredients

• 1  ounce  cinnamon syrup (recipe follows)
• 4  ripe strawberries
• 2  ounces spiced rum
• 3  ounces ginger ale

Directions

1. Cinnamon Syrup:
2. Create a cinnamon syrup by adding 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and 3 cinnamon sticks to a saucepan, bringing to a boil, removing from heat and allowing to steep until the desired flavor is reached.
3. Cocktail:
4. In a tall glass, muddle 3 sliced, ripe strawberries and 1 ounce cinnamon syrup together.
5. Fill glass with ice, add 2 ounces of spiced rum and top with 3 ounces of ginger ale; garnish with a ripe strawberry.
6. Enjoy!