![]() 2 ounces of brandy (or bourbon whiskey).This also works great as a non-alcoholic drink if you remove the spirit. Red Horse’s NeckĪ take on the classic 19th-century cocktail with ginger beer and brandy, the latter of which can be replaced with whiskey. Garnish with a lemon peel or a sprig of mint, if you have it. For best results, double-strain the drink using a small sieve into a chilled cocktail glass. Add all the other ingredients and shake for 15 more seconds. Two dashes of Angostura bitters (optional)Īdd the cranberry sauce and liquor to your favorite cocktail shaker, then “dry shake” (sans ice) for 10 seconds.1 heaping tablespoon of cranberry sauce.Mezcal, as well as its milder cousin tequila, pairs beautifully with the acidity and sweetness of cranberry. I think this looks great poured into coupé glasses with a lemon twist as garnish. 1½ ounces of Cointreau or other dry orange liqueurīlend until smooth and consistent.Three in particular that I love… Winter CosmoĪ super-easy blended version of the 1990s icon, with added complexity from cranberry. Instead, I think it’s the perfect canvas for a whole spectrum of cocktails, and if you have a can of Ocean Spray jelly lying around - or even a jar of leftover homemade sauce - you already have the foundation for some delicious beverages that will serve as holiday highlights. Perhaps, then, the best way to reclaim the cranberry’s former glory isn’t to relegate it as a relish for roast meat once a year. It was only a series of devastations to the industry (unmanageable frost and the onset of World War I, for example), plus the rise of factory canning and food preservation, that led to a major decline in the number of fresh cranberry harvests. Over the 19th century, it was cultivated in Cape Cod and Maine, and cranberry farms soon spread across the north, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. ![]() Colonists picked up on the habit, and by the early 1800s, cranberries had grown into a key part of the American farming economy. It’s the kind of foodstuff that could feasibly live in the back of my pantry cabinet, lost beyond the event horizon of fancy vinegar and chili crisp, only to emerge again next November to be served next to turkey and stuffing.īut I think the humble cranberry needs a little bit of a public-relations boost - more than a quarter of Americans claim to hate the stuff, which is strange given cranberry’s lasting power as the juice mixer of choice in all kinds of cocktails, be it in a classic Cosmopolitan, Tequila Sunrise or a Solo Cup of cheap vodka.Ĭranberries are a fruit native to North America, and indigenous communities around the continent consumed the bitter, tart berry for its perceived medicinal value as well as its flavor. I’ve been finding new ways to use the bottle I picked up since. Candied ginger on a toothpick makes for a beautiful and delicious edible garnish too! Effortless, but party ready in no time.Īs I mentioned in my last post, the grocery store isn’t closed yet and I highly recommend you run/drive/subway to your local store ASAP so you can drink this tonight, tomorrow, and the next day.So it’s the week after Christmas, and you’re probably staring at the detritus of random festivities - bits of gift wrap, a tree that needs to be taken down and leftovers from meals seemingly stretching back to Thanksgiving.įor me, it’s a can of cranberry sauce, jellied and ready to plop out of the can. No triple sec needed for this recipe! Instead I used the Domaine de Canton instead, which I was recently introduced to on a Friendsgiving shoot for Epicurious with Diana. This cranberry lemonade might be a more traditional holiday drink, but when Christmas is usually 70 degrees and rich with molé and guacamole then this cranberry ginger margarita might be just the festive drink you were searching for.įor the ginger liquor, I really like Domaine de Canton! Call your local liquor store to see if it’s carried there, if not BevMo usually has this brand. Margaritas are my drink of choice any day of the year to be honest though so naturally creating a holiday twist on my favorite drink was all too easy. But so do tamales on Christmas Eve and margaritas. I’ve talked about how oranges remind me of California style Christmas already. For the last three years we haven’t gone home to California for Christmas, but every year before that Alex and I spent the holidays at home in southern California. THIS is what I want to be drinking during the holidays.
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