RECIPE: How to Make Cherry Cola | Edible Manhattan

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• Finely grated zest of 2 oranges
• Finely grated zest of 2 limes
• Large pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 star anise pod
• 1/2 teaspoon dried lavender flowers
• One 2-inch knob ginger, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon citric acid (found in the baking aisle of grocery stores or health food stores)
• 1 1/2 pounds fresh cherries, stems removed, cut in half, and pitted
• 2 cups superfine sugar
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar