Cocktails are a holiday classic, and the New Year is the perfect time to try something new. Try these three refreshing cranberry cocktails that will help ring in the New Year in a fun and refreshing way!
To see these cocktails in action, head over to the Dinner Reinvented video, here.
Ingredients
Cranberry Gin Gimlet:
1.5 oz Gin (Hendricks is what we used)
1.5 oz cranberry juice cocktail
juice of half a fresh lime
ice cubes
shaker
Cranberry Margarita:
1.5 oz silver tequila (Patron is what we used)
1.5 oz orange liqueur (Patron Citronge is what we used)
1.5 oz cranberry juice cocktail
juice of half a fresh lime
ice cubes
shaker
Cranberry Elderflower Spritzer:
1.5 oz vodka (Tito's is what we used)
1 oz elderflower liqueur (Cote Jolie is what we used)
1 oz cranberry juice cocktail
sparkling mineral water
ice cubes
shaker
Preparation
1
Cranberry Gin Gimlet:
2
Fill a shaker three quarters full ice.
3
Pour in the gin, cranberry juice and lime juice.
4
Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass.
5
Cranberry Margarita:
6
Fill a shaker three quarters full with ice.
7
Pour in tequila, orange liqueur, cranberry juice cocktail and lime juice.
8
Shake vigorously and pour, along with ice, into a high ball.
9
Garnish with lime wedge.
10
Cranberry Elderflower Spritzer:
11
In a shaker filled three quarters full with ice, add the vodka, elderflower liqueur and cranberry juice cocktail.
12
Shake vigorously and strain into a champagne flute, three quarters full.
13
Fill the remainder of the glass with sparkling mineral water.
