November is Cranberry Season so let’s take advantage of this tart holiday favorite while we can! But you can put down the cosmos because we’ve put together a few of our favorite cranberry cocktails that will put the traditional vodka cranberry to shame. Great for any occasion, these drinks are sure to put you in the Thanksgiving spirit!
Cranberry Margarita:
¾ cup tequila
2 cups cranberry juice
1 cup lemon-lime soda
Fresh cranberries for garnish
In a large pitcher, mix together tequila, cranberry juice and lemon-lime soda. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh cranberries.
Cranberry Toddy:
6 oz cranberry vodka
1 pint cranberry juice
2 oz fresh lemon juice
3 tsp honey
6 dashes angostura bitters
½ tsp cinnamon
Cinnamon stick for garnish
In a medium sauce pan heat all ingredients except vodka to just before the boiling point. Remove from heat and let stand for 1 minute. Add vodka and stir. Pour into a heat-resistant glass and garnish with cinnamon stick.
Cranberry Champagne Cocktail:
Champagne to top off
1 oz sweetened cranberry juice
1 lime wedge
Fresh cranberries for garnish
In a chilled champagne flute add cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime. Top off the glass with champagne. Garnish with 3 or 4 fresh cranberries.
Cranberry-Zinfandel Punch:
1 bottle cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
1 bottle red zinfandel wine, chilled
1/3 cup lime juice
1 liter bottle seltzer
In a large punch bowl, mix together cranberry juice cocktail, Zinfandel, and lime juice. Just before serving, stir in seltzer.
