New Year's Drink Recipe – Cranberry Lemon Cocktail
Do you want to make a perfect drink for your party? Prepare the easy cranberry lemon drop martini and impress everyone with your skill. Follow my vodka cranberry recipe to make it your signature drink.
Equipment
- Cranberry shaker
Ingredients
- 2 cups cups chopped cranberries
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup vodka
- Ice for shaking
Instructions
Cranberry Simple Syrup
- Chop the cranberries and place them in a saucepan with water.
- Simmer the cranberries for about 20 minutes.
- Mash the cranberries gently with a fork or potato masher.
- Strain them through cheesecloth or a fine strainer. It should yield about 1 cup of juice; add more water if needed.
- Pour the juice back into the saucepan with 1 cup of sugar, stir, and bring to a boil. Immediately remove from heat. Set aside to cool.
- Shake it!
- Fill a shaker with 1/2 full of ice cubes.
- Add 2 oz cranberry syrup or juice, 2 oz lemon juice, and 2 oz vodka.
- Shake all the ingredients until mixed and chilled well.
- Pour the drinks into martini glasses.
- Garnish with cranberries and rosemary if you wish
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Notes
Alternatively, you can purchase lemon juice and cranberry simple syrup. It'll still taste great!