Burning Mandarin Martini

Directions

1. 1
   Place 1 slice serrano pepper into a cocktail shaker and mash lightly with a muddler.
2. 2
   Add vodka, lemon juice, orange juice, simple syrup and cranberry juice. Fill shaker with ice.
3. 3
   Place a mixing glass over the cocktail shaker, hold together firmly and shake back and forth 10 times.
4. 4
   Run the orange wedge around the rim of an on-the-rocks glass and dip the glass into the sugar.
5. 5
   Strain the cocktail into the sugar-lined glass.
6. 6
   Coat the remaining slice of serrano with the remaining sugar; float on the liquid as a garnish.