Cranberry Gin Cocktail • Kath Eats

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

Similar 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 huge dice. This yr, I’m feeling sparkly with this cranberry gin cocktail made with citrus and a sugar rim (And in case you have plenty of additional 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 because of cranberry and lime juice. It jogs my memory of the punch my mother used to serve at her annual Christmas get together. 

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

Common Gin Manufacturers: 

1. Bombay Sapphire

• Origin: England
• Notable Options: With its iconic blue bottle and sophisticated mix of ten botanicals, Bombay Sapphire is widely known for its smoothness and flexibility. That is the gin I’ve heard of probably the most previous to researching this put up 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 recent fruit and botanicals. It’s typically hailed as among the best gins for martinis attributable to 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 recognize a extra intricate and fragrant gin.

5. Beefeater

• Origin: England
• Notable Options: Beefeater is a basic 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 stable 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 recent squeezed citrus within the type of orange and lime. You can too 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 the event you’d wish to make it NA. Add just a little easy syrup to steadiness within the sweetness in the event you do. 

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

I like the addition of a sugar rim for a brilliant festive cocktail. Granulated sugar is the commonest sugar you need to 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 at all times accessible) however in case you have recent cranberries across the holidays – go for it! A lime or orange slice or sliver of orange peel works too. 

Substances

• 4 ounces Bombay Sapphire
• 4 ounces pure cranberry juice 
• 3 ounces prosecco
• 2 ounces recent 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 properly.

Step 3: Stir in Prosecco

Add Prosecco to shaker and flippantly 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.