Cranberry Ginger Fizz Cocktail
This cranberry cocktail is an easy and tasty way to celebrate the holiday season. Just whip up a batch of the yummy cranberry syrup ahead of time and you are good to go.
Servings 8 drinks
Ingredients
Cranberry Syrup
- 6 oz cranberries
- 1 cup 8 oz cranberry juice
- 2/3 cup 5 oz granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup 4 oz orange juice
- zest from one large orange
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Cocktail
- 4 cups 24 oz ginger ale
- 1 1/2 cups 12 oz vodka
- ice
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- For the syrup: Puree the cranberries and the cranberry juice in a blender until finely chopped.
- Combine cranberries with all other ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes.
- Strain the syrup into a bowl using a fine mesh strainer, pressing on the solids to get all the liquid out.
- Let the syrup cool to room temperature and use in drinks or cover tightly and put it in the fridge. The syrup can be stored for up to 5 days.
- For the cocktail: Combine syrup, ginger ale, and vodka in a large pitcher and stir to combine.
- Mix together cinnamon sugar in a small bowl. Spread some of it out onto a plate, adding more as needed while you work. Wet the rims of 8 glasses and then rub them in the cinnamon sugar to coat the rims. I used a piece of the orange that I had juiced for the syrup, but water works just as well.
- Add ice to the glasses and pour about 6 1/2 oz of the cocktail into each glass.
Notes
The cinnamon sugar is optional; however, I think it provides a nice, festive touch.
For a 'kid friendly' version, replace the vodka with more ginger ale.
To make one drink at time - Use 3 oz of ginger ale, 1 1/2 oz vodka, and 2 oz of the syrup.