Cranberry Cocktails: Cranberry Martini or Virgin Cosmopolitans

PHOTO CREDIT: Quentin Bacon

Cranberry Cocktails

Enjoy the fresh tang of cranberry in these fine cocktails. A non-alcoholic version is stylish and sharp, providing the perfect drink to serve alongside canapes.

From Williams-Sonoma Entertaining.





Yields: 8 cocktails

Cranberry Martinis
Ice cubes
1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) vodka
1/4 cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) dry vermouth
1/2 cup (4 fl oz/125 ml) cranberry juice
8 cranberries, frozen
4 lemon zest twists

Virgin Cosmopolitans
Ice cubes
1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) cranberry juice
1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) fresh tangerine juice
1/4 cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) fresh lime juice
4 lime zest twists

For the martinis, put 4 martini glasses in the freezer to chill for at least 30 minutes. Just before serving, fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice. Pour over the vodka, vermouth and cranberry juice. Cover with the lid and shake vigorously up and down for about 10 seconds. Strain into the chilled glasses, dividing evenly. Garnish each glass with 2 frozen cranberries and a lemon twist. Serve at once.

For the cosmopolitans, put 4 martini glasses in the freezer to chill for at least 30 minutes. Just before serving, fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice. Pour over the cranberry juice, tangerine juice and lime juice. Cover with the lid and shake vigorously up and down for 10 seconds. Strain into the chilled glasses, dividing evenly. Garnish each glass with a lime twist. Serve at once.