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Cranberry Spice Cocktail Recipe

Cranberry Spice Cocktail Recipe

Try out the delicious concoction of cranberry spice cocktail using this recipe and make the most of the holiday season!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 1
Calories 90 kcal

Equipment

  • Cheesecloth
  • Funnel
  • Glass Jar
  • Saucepan
  • Cocktail Shaker
  • Muddler

Ingredients
  

Cranberry-Anise Bitters

  • cups Cranberries, (fresh or thawed frozen, each pierced with a toothpick)
  • 1 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1 (1-inch) Fresh Ginger (peeled and sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon  Gentian Root
  • 2 tablespoons Chopped crystallized Ginger
  • 2 tablespoons Sugar Syrup
  • 2 cups High-Proof Vodka
  • 2 Star Anise Pods
  • 1 (3-inch) Cinnamon Stick
  • ½ teaspoon White Peppercorns

Cranberry-Spice Cocktail

  • 1 Orange Wedge
  • 13 pieces Cranberries
  • 2 1-inch Crystallized ginger, minced
  • 1 1-inch Crystallized ginger, whole
  • 4 dashes Cranberry-Anise Bitters
  • 2 ounces Aperol® Aperitif
  • 1 ounce  Lillet Blanc Aperitif
  • 4 ounce  Hard Cider
  • Ice

Instructions
 

Cranberry- Anise Bitters 

  • In a 1-quart glass jar, combine all ingredients except the syrup. Cover and shake well. Let the mixture stand in a cool, dark place for two weeks, and shake the jar daily.
  • Strain the alcohol through a cheesecloth-lined funnel into a clean 1-quart glass jar. Squeeze any alcohol left from the cheesecloth into the jar and reserve the solids.
  • Repeat the straining process of the alcohol using a new cheesecloth into another clean jar to remove any sediments remaining. Cover the jar and set it aside for a week.
  • Transfer the solids retained after straining to a small saucepan. Add one cup of water to it and bring it to a boil.
  • Cover the mixture and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Remove the mixture and let it cool completely.
  • Pour the mixture into a clean 1-quart glass jar. Cover and let it stand at room temperature for a week. Shake the jar once daily.
  • Prepare the sugar syrup by dissolving one cup of granulated sugar in one cup of water over moderate heat. Let it cool before using.
  • Strain the liquid once again through a cheesecloth-lined funnel set over a clean 1-quart glass jar. Discard the solids. Strain again to remove any remaining sediment, if necessary.
  • Add the infused alcohol and sugar syrup. Cover and let the mixture stand at room temperature for 3 days.
  • Pour the bitters through a cheesecloth-lined funnel or strainer. Transfer it to glass dasher bottles. Cover and keep in a cool, dark place.

Cranberry Spice Cocktail 

  • Take a cocktail shaker and muddle the orange wedge with ten pieces of cranberries and minced ginger.
  • Add four dashes of the Cranberry-Anise bitters, Aperol, Lillet Blanc, and ice in the cocktail shaker and shake well. 
  • Double-strain the drink into a Collins glass filled with ice.
  • Top off the drink with hard cider.
  •  Garnish the drink with the remaining three cranberries and a slice of ginger skewered on a toothpick.

Nutrition

Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.04mg
Keyword Cranberry Spice Cocktail Recipe, Drinks
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