Cranberry Lime Tequila Holiday Cocktail
Brighten up the holiday season with this beautiful, refreshing cranberry tequila cocktail! With fresh lime juice, tart cranberry juice, and sweet maple syrup, this party drink strikes the perfect balance of flavors.
Equipment
- cocktail shaker a jar with a lid will also work
Ingredients
- Sugar and a lime wedge for a sugar rim
- 2 ounces tequila
- 3 ounces cranberry juice
- 1 ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce triple sec
- 1 ounce maple syrup or to taste
- About 3 ounces seltzer water or ginger beer
- Handful of fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Spread a layer of sugar out on a plate. Rub a wedge of lime around the rim of the glass, making sure the juice coats the entire rim.
- Dip the rim of the glass in the sugar to create a sugar rim. The sugar granules will stick to the lime juice.
- Combine cranberry juice, maple syrup, tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker.
- Add a generous handful of ice, then shake the cocktail shaker vigorously for about 30 seconds.
- Strain the cocktail into a glass, leaving the ice in the shaker.
- Add a handful of fresh ice and cranberries.
- Fill the glass to the top with seltzer water or ginger beer and add an optional garnish, such as fresh herbs or a lime wedge.
Notes
This cocktail can also be made in large batches. See the recipe in the post above.
Feel free to use simple syrup instead of maple syrup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 0.5gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 52IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 0.3mg
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