How to make this year’s “Holiday Cheers” craft cocktail, the “Frosted Mistletoe Margarita Recipe”
Makes 2 drinks
Ingredients
- 2 oz Royal Rose Cranberry Spice Simple Syrup
- 3 oz fresh squeezed lime juice (about 3 limes)
- 2 oz Tequila (reposado)
- 2 oz Gran Marnier
Garnishes
- Kosher salt (add lime zest for an extra citrus flavor)
- Sugared cranberries (see recipe below)
- Sweetened dried orange slices (Trader Joes)
- Rosemary sprigs
- Cinnamon sticks (optional)
- Mystery “ingredient” – Butane torch (use to slightly torch the rosemary sprigs & cinnamon stick, and add a smokey aroma to the drink)
How To Make Sugared Cranberries
Ingredients – 1/2 cup water, bag of fresh cranberries, 2 cups sugar
- Combine the sugar and water: In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat until sugar is fully dissolved, about 3 minutes.
- Allow the cranberries to cool: Stir in the cranberries and make sure each cranberry is well coated in the simple syrup. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cranberries to a wire rack and let them dry for at least an hour.
- Finish: After an hour the cranberries should be dry but sticky. Working with a few cranberries at once, roll them in the remaining sugar until they are fully coated. Let them sit until and dry for another hour.
- You can put them in the refrigerator until it’s time to use them. You can make these up to a few days in advance.
To make the cocktail
- Prepare your glass
- Rim your glass with lime
- Dip the rim in salt and lime shavings
- Add ice to your glass
- Add all the ingredients to a cocktail mixer and shake
- Pour the drink into your glass and garnish with rosemary, a slice of dried orange, and frosted cranberries
That’s it! Easy peasy.
More about this cocktail
Every holiday, my family looks forward to my craft cocktails. I usually put out a spread of ingredients and garnishes, and print an easy recipe to follow. I make the first round of drinks and invite everyone to make themselves the next drink.
But no matter how easy I make the recipe, I find myself making the drinks for everyone all night. I mean, I can’t blame them…who doesn’t want their hand crafted drink delivered to them? But I’m determined to make this year’s drink super easy because I know they will appreciate it more if they can figure out my secret sauce..literally!
Check out this honest Review of the Frosted Mistletoe Margarita from some of my toughest critics.
