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Northern Lights

cranberry cocktail

Cranberry sauce in a cocktail? Your eyes are not fooling you, nor are we messing with you. Los Angeles bartender David Delaney was chosen for his novel sparkler by the editors of Imbibe magazine. Somehow, the strained cranberry sauce paired with the bubbly, gin and bitters, turns into a festive drink as well as a conversation piece.

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Northern Lights
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Recipe from Cocktails for the Holidays: Festive Drinks to Celebrate the Season, by the editors of Imbibe Magazine, published by Chronicle Books 2014.
  • Coursecocktail
  • CuisineAmerican
Servings
1
Servings
1
Cranberries
Northern Lights
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Rating: 5
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Print Recipe
Recipe from Cocktails for the Holidays: Festive Drinks to Celebrate the Season, by the editors of Imbibe Magazine, published by Chronicle Books 2014.
  • Coursecocktail
  • CuisineAmerican
Servings
1
Servings
1
Ingredients
  • 1 ounce gin
  • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
  • 1/2 ounce lemon juice, fresh
  • 2 teaspoons cranberry sauce
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • ice cubes
  • 2 ounces sparkling wine cold
Simple Syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar granulated
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Instructions
Northern Lights
  1. Combine the gin, simple syrup, lemon juice, cranberry sauce, and bitters in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake well. Double strain into a chilled flute and top with the sparkling wine. Garnish with the cranberries, skewered on a cocktail pick.
Simple Syrup
  1. Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring slowly, until the sugar is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Transfer to a clean glass bottle, cover, and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

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