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Christmas Cocktail

This festive Christmas Cocktail is perfect drink for holiday parties!  With ginger, orange and cranberry flavors, it's a little tart, a little sweet and full of holiday cheer!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Drinks
Keyword: cocktail
Servings: 10
Calories: 226kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups ginger simple syrup**
  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice
  • 2 1/2 cups 100% cranberry juice
  • 1 1/2 cups vodka
  • 2 tablespoons grenadine optional (for color)
  • fresh cranberries and orange slices for garnish
  • 3 cups club soda or diet/regular lemon-lime soda*

Instructions

  • Pour the ginger syrup, orange juice, cranberry juice and vodka into a pitcher. Stir in the grenadine, if desired.
  • Add fresh cranberries and orange slices for garnish. Place in fridge until chilled and ready to serve.
  • Fill glass with about 2/3 of the cocktail mixture and top it off with soda*, stir and enjoy!

Notes

*If you prefer a sweeter cocktail, diet or regular lemon lime soda is great in this!  However, if you like it a little more tart, club soda works great.  If you're a ginger-lover and want an extra boost of it, ginger beer or ginger ale would be a fun way to top it off, too! 
 
**If you can't find ginger simple syrup or wish to make your own ginger infused vodka, here's how:  In a small saucepan, stir together 1 c water, 1 c sugar and ½ c fresh, peeled and coarsely chopped ginger. Cook on medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Once it's reached a boil, let simmer on low for 10 minutes, then remove the ginger pieces and let the liquid cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 129mg | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 109IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.2mg