Cranberry Christmas Cocktail

5 from 1 vote

A festive cranberry Christmas cocktail made with cranberry juice, blood orange juice, vodka, and simple syrup. Refreshing, easy to make, and perfect for holiday entertaining.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Cocktails

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 208kcal

Author: Shauna

Ingredients

3 ounces cranberry juice cocktail
2 ounces blood-orange juice from 1 large fresh blood-orange
1 ½ ounces vodka
½ ounce simple syrup
Ice

Optional Garnishes

Simple syrup for rimming glass
Super fine granulated sugar for rimming glass
Thin slices of blood-orange
Fresh rosemary sprig
Cinnamon stick food grade
Fresh cranberries

Instructions

Add ice (approximately ¾ cup), cranberry juice cocktail, blood-orange juice, vodka, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker. Add the lid and shake for 20-30 seconds or until well blended and chilled.
Add ice (approximately ½ cup) to a 10-ounce low-ball cocktail glass. Remove the cap and strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish with an orange slice, sprig of fresh rosemary, cinnamon stick, and 3-4 fresh cranberries. If you plan to rim the glass, do that before adding ice and pouring the cocktail.

Notes

To make a larger batch:
- Add 4 cups cranberry juice cocktail, 3 cups blood-orange juice, 1 ½ cups vodka and ½ cup simple syrup to a large (90-ounce) glass pitcher.
- Stir and add ice to the pitcher if serving immediately. You can make this ahead in the pitcher, stir to combine, then refrigerate for up to 24 hours to chill (do not add ice) before serving. Ice can be added to individual serving glasses once the large batch Christmas Cranberry Cocktail has been well chilled.

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