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Festive Cranberry Rosemary Cocktail

A beautiful holiday cocktail combining tart cranberry juice, vodka, Cointreau, fresh lime juice, and aromatic rosemary, topped with bubbly club soda and garnished with sugar-frosted rosemary sprigs.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 cocktail
Course: Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 175

Ingredients
  

  • 30 mL vodka 1 oz
  • 30 mL Cointreau 1 oz
  • 15 mL fresh lime juice 0.5 oz
  • 60 mL cranberry juice 2 oz, unsweetened
  • club soda to top
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary for garnish
  • 4 tablespoons sugar divided for rim and garnish
  • lime juice for rimming glass
  • ice preferably ice spheres
  • dehydrated orange slices optional garnish

Equipment

  • Cocktail shaker
  • 2 small shallow bowls
  • Measuring jigger
  • Cocktail glass

Method
 

  1. Prepare the sugar rim by adding 2 tablespoons sugar to one shallow bowl and lime juice to another. Dip the rim of the glass in lime juice, then into the sugar to coat.
  2. Prepare the rosemary garnish by rinsing the sprig under water briefly, then tap it into a bowl with 2 tablespoons sugar until coated to look snow-dusted.
  3. Fill a cocktail shaker one-third full with ice.
  4. Add vodka, Cointreau, lime juice, and cranberry juice to the shaker. Place lid on and shake vigorously for 15 seconds until well combined and chilled.
  5. Add ice to the prepared sugar-rimmed glass.
  6. Strain the cocktail mixture over the ice, filling glass about three-quarters full, then top with club soda.
  7. Garnish with dehydrated orange slice (if using) and sugar-coated rosemary sprig. Serve immediately.

Notes

For batch-making (5 servings): Combine 150mL vodka, 150mL Cointreau, 75mL lime juice, and 300mL cranberry juice in a glass bottle and refrigerate. When serving, add to glasses with ice and top with club soda. Non-alcoholic version: Replace vodka with additional club soda and use orange juice instead of Cointreau. For sweeter cocktail: Use ginger beer or ginger ale instead of club soda.