Cranberry-Ginger Cocktail

Name: Cranberry-Ginger Cocktail
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh cranberries; 6 fresh mint leaves, torn; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; 1 tbsp simple syrup*; 3 dashes lemon bitters; 2 oz vodka; 2 oz ginger beer; splash of cranberry juice, to top up; fresh cranberries, for garnish; fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Total Time5 min
Makes1 servings

By Chatelaine

(Photo: Sian Richards)

Indulge in this refreshing holiday sip created for Chatelaine by Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat of Bite Me More.

Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh cranberries
6 fresh mint leaves, torn
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tbsp simple syrup*
3 dashes lemon bitters
2 oz vodka
2 oz ginger beer
splash of cranberry juice, to top up
fresh cranberries, for garnish
fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Instructions

MUDDLE cranberries, mint leaves, lime juice, simple syrup and lemon bitters in a tall glass.
FILL the glass halfway with ice cubes and stir in vodka and ginger beer. Top up glass with a splash of cranberry juice. Stir well and garnish with cranberries and mint leaves.

*Get our super-easy simple syrup recipe.

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