It's the season of parties. Sometimes it's nice to give/get something other than a bottle of wine. I was going over to my friend Alice's last weekend and wanted to bring over a little hostess present. I always make ginger simple syrup for dark and stormies, but I wanted to make a spiced ginger syrup to be warming and holiday-inspired. This makes about 2 cups and it's great in cocktails.
Ingredients:
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods
1 1/2" of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
A pinch nutmeg
A pinch allspice
3 cloves
3 peppercorns
