Cocktails with cranberries are usually a hit. However, cranberry juice and fresh cranberries can be used for much more than just mixing with vodka. It goes nicely with just about every other fruit and any type of liquor you can think of. Some of the tastiest mixed drinks are made with this vibrant red juice. They have a bright colour and a sweet-tart flavour. From the elegant bright pink Cosmopolitan to the laid-back Sea Breeze to the no-frills Vodka Cranberry, there's something for everyone. Because raw cranberries are hard, sour, and bitter, nearly all of them are processed and turned into cranberry juice and sauce. Dried and sweetened varieties are also available. Cranberry juice is sometimes sweetened or combined with other fruit liquids to mask its tartness. Cranberries are usually cooked into a compote or jelly, which is called cranberry sauce. Fresh cranberries can be preserved at home for up to nine months and used straight from the freezer in recipes. Cranberry juice is used in various alcoholic cocktails, including the Cosmopolitan.
Here are some cocktails you can make with cranberry juice
Cranberry Margarita
Cranberry juice is the ingredient you need to make a margarita throughout the cooler months of the year. The fruit is added to the basic margarita formula to give it a seasonal twist in the cranberry margarita recipe. You'll also like how it complements the handmade apple-cinnamon tequila.