Christmas Cocktail
A wintery beverage to start your festive feast
Equipment
- 1 pitcher
- 1 cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 2 cups cranberry vodka, such as Deep Eddys
- 1 cup orange liquor
- 1 cup cranberry juice, such as Simply Cranberry
- 1/2 cup pomegranate juice, such as Pom Wonderful
- 1/2 cup lime juice
Garnish:
- 6 fresh rosemary sprigs
- 12 fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into a large pitcher. Store covered in refrigerator.
- When ready to serve, fill a cocktail glass with ice. Next, fill a cockatil shaker with ice. Pour 6 oz. beverage into the shaker. Fasten the top firmly and shake vigorously for 15-30 seconds. You will feel the outside of the shaker getting cold.
- Take the cap off and pour drink through strainer directly into cocktail glass. Repeat for remaining cocktails. Refill ice into cocktail shaker as needed before each drink.
Notes
Katie's Tips:
-If you feel this is too strong, you can reduce the amount of vodka to 1 1/2 cups.
-This will get better as it sits as all the flavors combine. I like to make the pitcher as one of my first tasks on a dinner party prep to do list.
-What type of glass? Honestly, I just use what I think looks cool. I don't worry about correct glasses for correct cocktails.
-If you make cocktails often, consider buying one of these fun ice block makers. They make ice in fun square or circle blocks. Use distilled water to make the ice clear and not appear cloudy.