7 anise cocktails Recipes

cranberry juice cocktail, quarter size and about 1/8 in. thick) peeled fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks (about 3 in . long), whole star anise, cognac or brandy, champagne or other sparkling wine (about 2 2/3 bottles, 750 ml. each), chilled, fresh cranberries, rinsed , or frozen cranberries (optional)

chopped fresh ginger, sugar, chinese five-spice powder, chopped crystallized ginger, whole star anise, champagne or sparkling wine

mango nectar, star anise, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns, red pepper flakes, champagne or sparkling wine

whole allspice, star anise, cinnamon stick, broken in half, apple cider, cranberry juice cocktail, brown sugar, orange slices, star anise (optional), orange slices (optional)

ruby port, cranberry juice cocktail, sugar, x 1-inch strip orange peel (orange part only), whole star anise, firm but ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 8 oz each), peeled, halved, cored, plain low-fat yogurt, powdered sugar, mint sprigs (optional)