The Holidays are my absolute favorite time of year! Especially Christmas time. There is just something so cozy, happy and all around fun when it comes to the Christmas Season! The two things I love the most is decorating and then making fun and enjoyable Christmas cocktails. I love all the different flavors that Christmas brings along. Cranberry juice, Peppermint, Chocolate, Mint, Cinnamon and so many more! The comfort those flavors show is like no other. This specific drink, the Clausmopolitan is a fun twist on a classic martini – The Cosmopolitan.
The Cosmopolitan, or The Cosmo, as most call it, is a classic martini made up of Citron Vodka, Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice and Cranberry Juice. It’s a very popular drink amongst women as it is light, refreshing and fruitful, without being over powering. This Christmas twist uses all the same flavors, but swaps out the normal cranberry juice for white cranberry juice. You can most certainly use the original flavors, but we thought it would be fun to use a lighter colored juice to enhance the fun decorative rim on the glass!
When making this fun and festive cocktail, make sure to get your martini glass nice and ice cold before serving. I love to run my glasses under cold water and then stick them in the freezer for at least an hour before serving. This will help keep that martini nice and ice cold while sipping on it. I also like to reiterate that you should shake your cocktail shaker for at least 30 seconds or until the cocktail shaker is so cold it’s hard to hold on to. This will also help keep your martini nice and cold for as long as possible!
Another very important thing when making any kind of cocktail or mocktail, is the kind of lemon or lime juice you use. I will say it a million times over, ALWAYS use freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice. I have never ever liked the store bought juices. They don’t taste as fresh and they can definitely alter the taste of your cocktail and not in a good way! Do yourself a favor and buy the whole lemon or the whole lime and buy yourself a juicer and squeeze your own juice for your drinks! It makes a HUGE difference!
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Ingredients
2.5 oz Citron Vodka
1.5 oz Orange Liqueur
3/4 oz White Cranberry Juice
1 oz Lime Juice
Honey or Simple Syrup (for rim of glass)
Rosemary Sprig and Cranberries for garnish
Crushed candy canes for rim of glass
Directions
- In a cocktail shaker add your vodka, lime juice, orange liqueur and cran juice.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake for 10 seconds
- Coat the rim of your glass with the lime wedge, simple syrup or honey
- Dip the rim of your glass into crushed candy canes
- Strain the contents from your cocktail shaker into your martini glass
- Garnish with a rosemary sprig and cranberries
- Enjoy!
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