The unofficial start of the holiday season is here: AKA National Cranberry Day. Everywhere you look at this time of year you see cranberry sauce, cranberry desserts, cranberry decor, cranberry cocktails and more.
No holiday cocktail hour is complete without cranberries: enter award-winning bartender Ashley Flynn from The Drake Hotel. Ashley leveraged the most popular flavours of the holiday season to create five, easy drinks that anyone can make in less than three minutes!
Whether you’re looking for cocktail inspiration for your next holiday party, or want to explore the world of sober curiosity with mindful mocktails, be sure to keep Ashley’s cranberry creations in high rotation this holiday season.
Since cranberries are the star, Ashley turned to the obvious choice for all things cranberry… Ocean Spray! Their new line of sparkling juices includes flavours like Cranberry-Mango and Pink Cranberry, and since they’re the only sparkling cranberry juice anywhere, that means these drinks are all true originals. We also love that Ocean Spray has bogs in Canada and is owned by cranberry farmers. A full circle story that’s perfect for the holidays.
So grab some fancy glassware and get ready to sip and sparkle with five of the best cranberry holiday cocktails you’ll ever try! Did we mention they’re all made with real fruit juice and contain no artificial flavours or sweeteners too? Merry Cran-mas!
Mocktails
Cran-Mango Tango: Inspired by the spicy margarita, tis’ a fiery sip with a cranberry mango twist!
Ingredients:
1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
1.5 oz pineapple juice
5 dashes of jalapeño hot sauce
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Cranberry Mango
Tajin rim the glass
Basil sprig to garnish
Serve in a double old fashioned glass over ice
Sage Advice: A family favourite featuring cucumber and sage; the perfect stuffing pairing
Ingredients:
1.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
3 cucumber coins (light muddle)
3 sage leaves (light muddle)
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Lite Cranberry
Garnish with sage sprig
Serve in a Collins glass filled with ice
Cucumber ribbon to garnish the inside of the glass
Merry Nojito: A festive non-alcoholic twist on a mojito with pomegranate and cranberries
Ingredients:
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1.5 oz pomegranate juice
6 mint leaves
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Pink Cranberry
Garnish with a mint sprig, pomegranate seeds and shaved cinnamon
Serve in a Collins glass filled with ice
Cocktails
Pink Cranberry Kiss: A pink twist on the French 75; the only NYE kiss you’ll need
Ingredients:
1.5 oz vodka
1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ oz lychee juice (from canned lychees)
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Pink Cranberry
Garnish with a skewer of cranberries and spray with rose water aromatic
Serve in a flute
Getting Figgy With It: Seasonal fig flavours with rum and mulling spices for a special holiday treat
Ingredients
1.5 oz Flor de Caña 12 Year Rum
1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 figs, washed and quartered
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon mulling spices
Top with Ocean Spray Sparkling Cranberry
Muddle and shake over ice
Strain into a coupe glass, garnish with fresh skewered fig
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