Cranberry Christmas Cocktail (Print-Friendly Version)
Sweet-tart cranberry and blood-orange create a festive holiday sip with vodka and cheerful garnishes.
# Ingredients You'll Need:
→ Cocktail Mixture
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90 ml cranberry juice cocktail
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60 ml blood-orange juice, freshly squeezed from 1 large blood-orange
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45 ml vodka
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15 ml simple syrup
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Ice cubes
→ Optional Garnishes
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Simple syrup, for rimming glass
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Super fine granulated sugar, for rimming glass
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Thinly sliced blood-orange
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Fresh rosemary sprig
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Cinnamon stick, food grade
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Fresh cranberries
# How to Make It:
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Fill a cocktail shaker with approximately ¾ cup ice. Add cranberry juice cocktail, blood-orange juice, vodka, and simple syrup. Secure the lid and shake vigorously for 20–30 seconds until thoroughly chilled.
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If desired, rim a 300 ml (10 oz) low-ball glass with simple syrup and super fine sugar by dipping the edge in syrup, then in sugar. Fill the glass with approximately ½ cup fresh ice.
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Strain the chilled cocktail mixture into the prepared glass over ice.
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Garnish with a thin blood-orange slice, a fresh rosemary sprig, a cinnamon stick, and 3–4 fresh cranberries as desired.
# Extra Information:
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For a larger batch, combine 950 ml cranberry juice cocktail, 710 ml blood-orange juice, 355 ml vodka, and 120 ml simple syrup in a 2.5-litre pitcher. Stir thoroughly and chill up to 24 hours. Add ice to glasses when ready to serve.