Rising Sun Cocktail with Mango and Chili

Ingredients:

• 0.5 cups of sugar
• 3 red chili peppers (Thai or Fresno), coarsely chopped, plus more peppers, slit lengthwise, for garnish
• 1 cup white rum
• 1 cup mango nectar, chilled
• 1/4 cup yuzu juice, chilled
• 0.5 tsp. grenadine
• Seltzer
• Ice

Preparation:

1. Combine the sugar, chopped chili, and 0.5 cups of water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Pour the syrup into a small bowl and refrigerate until completely cool, at least 1 hour.
2. Combine rum, mango nectar, and yuzu juice in a pitcher. Strain the chili syrup into the pitcher and stir until fully incorporated. Pour into ice-filled Old Fashioned glasses. Add a few drops of grenadine to each cocktail and top with seltzer water.