Cocktail cherries

Here's a new recipe for quick cherries for cocktails.

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
(bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer)
add 2 cinnamon sticks and a few cloves (six, about, depending on size and strength).
Simmer 5 minutes
Add
1/2 cup Cognac

Pour over dried cherries, cap, let cool, then refrigerate.

I filled one pint jar and two half-pint jars with cherries. Lots of cherries.

It is not overly spiced. I did not have cardamom pods, so I obviously couldn't include them. I did have star anise, but didn't want to go that heavy. Cinnamon and cloves seemed enough.