Cosmopolitan Milk Punch

Prepare the clarified base in advance. Combine the listed citrus peels, bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, star anise, pomegranate molasses and sugar, and leave covered at room temperature for 1–4 hours until the sugar dissolves. Add 8 oz vodka, 6 oz cranberry juice, 2 oz lime juice, 1.5 oz tawny port and 1.5 oz triple sec. Rest for an hour and strain. Pour the mixture into 4 oz warm milk and let curds form. Filter twice through the curds in cheesecloth, then through a coffee filter, until clear. Chill the finished base.

For one drink, pour 2 oz prepared clarified base over ice in a highball and top with 2 oz tonic. Express a flamed orange-peel coin over the drink and garnish with that coin and one bay leaf.