Description
This delicious recipe features a beautiful cranberry color and a candied cranberry garnish, which is sure to impress. As a bonus, this cocktail also works great as a party punch. Below, you’ll find recipes for both a single cocktail and for a party of 12.
Ingredients
Ingredients - Yields 1 Cocktail:
- 1.5 oz. Rum 44
- 1 oz. Unsweetened cranberry juice
- 3/4 oz. simple syrup
- 1/2 oz. lime juice
- 3 dashes of Floyd Wild Plum Bitters
- Fever Tree Tonic
Ingredients - Yields 12 Cocktails:
- 18 oz. Rum 44
- 12 oz. unsweetened cranberry
- 9 oz. simple syrup
- 6 oz. lime juice
- 36 dashes of Floyd Wild Plum Bitters
- Fever Tree Tonic
Instructions
- To make a single cocktail, shake all ingredients (except the tonic) with ice.
- Strain into a stemless glass with fresh ice.
- Top with the Fever Tree Tonic, and garnish with a candied cranberry (cranberry rolled in sugar), a dried orange wheel, and fresh mint. For a beautiful presentation, leave enough room in your glass so that the candied cranberry does not sit in the cocktail.
- To make a party punch, add all ingredients (except the tonic) in a punch bowl and stir well to combine.
- When serving individual glasses, serve over ice and then top each glass with Fever Tree Tonic to allow for full effervescence.
Notes
How To Make Candied Cranberries:
When making your simple syrup, add a handful of whole cranberries into the saucepan. Let them simmer for 3 -5 minutes on low heat, then cool the cranberries for one hour on parchment paper. Once they have cooled, toss them in granulated sugar.
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Keywords: Rum 44, unsweetened cranberry juice, simple syrup, lime juice, Floyd Wild Plum Bitters, Fever Tree Tonic, Mad River Distillers, craft cocktails, Cranberry Bog
