Cranberry Gin Cocktail • Kath Eats

This punchy cranberry gin cocktail is made with gin, cranberry juice, contemporary orange, lime, and a splash of Prosecco for fizz. Served with a sugar rim, that is the proper vacation season cocktail!

Identical to I rotate the fruits, greens, and recipes I’m craving because the seasons change, so additionally do I modify the cocktails I wish to order and make! Tis the season for cranberries. Final yr for the vacations, I made a Christmas Cranberry Cocktail with bourbon served over a single massive dice. This yr, I’m feeling sparkly with this cranberry gin cocktail made with citrus and a sugar rim (And if in case you have a number of further cranberry sauce, it’s also possible to attempt my cranberry smoothie!).

If you’re a fan of the Gimlet, the Gin and Tonic, the Negroni (my favourite cocktail this yr), you’ll love this model for the vacations. It’s punchy from the Prosecco fizz and never too candy due to cranberry and lime juice. It jogs my memory of the punch my mother used to serve at her annual Christmas celebration. 

I’m really warming again as much as gin after a horrible expertise once I was in faculty. Now 20 years later, it’s interesting once more! Notice you should use a nonalcoholic gin right here to make a mocktail, too. Ritual and Monday each make them. Or you may sub in one other liquor like vodka. Simply notice the flavour will change barely. 

Common Gin Manufacturers: 

1. Bombay Sapphire

• Origin: England
• Notable Options: With its iconic blue bottle and complicated mix of ten botanicals, Bombay Sapphire is well known for its smoothness and flexibility. That is the gin I’ve heard of essentially the most previous to researching this publish and the one I purchase. 

2. Hendrick’s Gin

• Origin: Scotland
• Notable Options: Hendrick’s is understood for its distinctive infusion of cucumber and rose petals, giving it a particular, floral, and refreshing character. It’s a favourite for many who take pleasure in a extra fragrant gin.

3. Tanqueray No. Ten

• Origin: England
• Notable Options: This premium model of Tanqueray is understood for its citrus-forward profile, that includes contemporary fruit and botanicals. It’s typically hailed as among the finest gins for martinis because of its crisp and clear style.

4. Monkey 47

• Origin: Germany
• Notable Options: Hailing from the Black Forest, Monkey 47 is crafted with 47 botanicals, giving it a posh and wealthy taste profile. It’s a favourite amongst those that respect a extra intricate and fragrant gin.

5. Beefeater

• Origin: England
• Notable Options: Beefeater is a traditional London Dry gin that has been round since 1863. Recognized for its daring juniper taste and well-balanced profile, it’s a staple for conventional gin cocktails and a strong alternative for any gin lover.

Right here’s my tackle a cranberry gin cocktail recipe so that you can make!

Cranberry Gin Cocktail

Along with pure cranberry juice, the cocktail recipe requires contemporary squeezed citrus within the type of orange and lime. You too can sub in lemon juice as a substitute of the lime. I additionally love giving a cocktail a little bit of fizz which comes from Prosecco on this recipe. You’ll be able to sub in soda water or flavored glowing water in case you’d wish to make it NA. Add a bit easy syrup to stability within the sweetness in case you do. 

On the grocery retailer, search for 100% Cranberry Juice. That is pure, unsweetened cranberry juice. And as you already know, cranberries are very, very tart!! Pomegranate juice additionally works nicely. 

I like the addition of a sugar rim for a brilliant festive cocktail. Granulated sugar is the most typical sugar you should use, however contemplate attempting brown sugar or turbinado sugar, too. 

For garnishes, I used rosemary and frozen cranberries (as a result of they aren’t all the time accessible) however if in case you have contemporary cranberries across the holidays – go for it! A lime or orange slice or sliver of orange peel works too. 

Components

• 4 ounces Bombay Sapphire
• 4 ounces pure cranberry juice 
• 3 ounces prosecco
• 2 ounces contemporary orange juice – (about one small orange)
• 1 ounce lime juice (about one lime)
• 3-6 frozen cranberries, for garnish
• 2 rosemary sprigs, for garnish
• Granulated sugar for rim

Directions

Step 1: Make Sugar Rims

Pour sugar on a plate. Use an additional lime or orange slice to moisten the rim of your glass and switch glass over to dip in uncooked sugar.

Step 2: Shake Cocktail

Add gin, cranberry juice, orange juice, lime juice, and a handful of ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake nicely.

Step 3: Stir in Prosecco

Add Prosecco to shaker and frivolously stir with an extended spoon or cocktail stirrer.

Step 4: Pour into glasses

Pour slowly so the Prosecco doesn’t fizz an excessive amount of. 

Step 5: Add garnishes

Garnish with cranberries, a rosemary sprig, and/or an orange slice.