I actually found a good use for canned cranberry sauce. (Please don't ask me what I was doing with a can of that jellied cranberry sauce in the first place.)
The
SAUCY CHRISTMAS
CRANTINI
INGREDIENTS:
2 Oz. London Dry Gin
2 Tbsp. Rosemary Infused Cranberry Syrup*
2 Oz. Orange Juice
GARNISH
5 - 6 Gin Soaked Cranberries
1 Sprig Rosemary
Orange Slice
5 - 6 Gin Soaked Cranberries
1 Sprig Rosemary
Orange Slice
DIRECTIONS
Shake ingredients with ice until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish and serve.
VOICEOVER VIDEO WITH INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS:
* ROSEMARY INFUSED
CRANBERRY SYRUP
INGREDIENTS:
1 Cup Cranberry Sauce
(I used the canned, jellied kind)
1/2 Cup Water
Leaves from 2 Large Sprigs of Rosemary
1/2 Teaspoon of Orange Zest
1 Cup Cranberry Sauce
(I used the canned, jellied kind)
1/2 Cup Water
Leaves from 2 Large Sprigs of Rosemary
1/2 Teaspoon of Orange Zest
DIRECTIONS:
Make your Rosemary Infused Cranberry Syrup by dissolving a cup of cranberry sauce in a saucepan with 1/2 cup of water.
Pinch the rosemary leaves between your fingers to release the oils and drop in.
Add the orange zest.
Reduce on medium until the syrup is the consistency of maple syrup.
Strain into a container and chill.
Pinch the rosemary leaves between your fingers to release the oils and drop in.
Add the orange zest.
Reduce on medium until the syrup is the consistency of maple syrup.
Strain into a container and chill.
Updated 12-2021
