Sweet Corner

Prepare the red wine syrup: combine 4 oz red wine and 4 oz white sugar and stir over gentle water-bath heat until dissolved. Cool and refrigerate.

Prepare the cardamom syrup: combine the source-listed 4 oz water and 4 oz crushed cardamom pods in a tall microwave-safe mug. Microwave for 3 minutes while checking for overflow, add 4 oz white sugar and infuse overnight. Strain, then pass through a coffee filter, cool and refrigerate.

Stir the listed corn whiskey, dry vermouth and 7 cc of each prepared syrup with ice in an old fashioned glass and serve.