Cranberry Margarita
When you want the flavors of a margarita but it's snowing outside, whip up a cranberry margarita. It's everything you love about the classic cocktail with a wintry spin.
Ingredients
- rim garnish (optional)
- 1lime wedge
- ¼ cupturbinado (washed raw) sugar
- ¼ teaspoonground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoonground nutmeg
- ice cubes
- margarita
- 3 ouncescranberry juice
- 2 ouncestequila resposado
- 1 ouncefresh lime juice
- ¼ ounceorange liqueur, optional
- fresh sage leaves and cranberries, optional
Directions
- 1
Take one cocktail glass, and moisten the rim with a lime wedge. If you’d like to add the spiced sugar rim, stir together the turbinado sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small, shallow dish. Dip the rim in the spiced sugar. Fill the glass with ice. Editor’s Tip: Avoid using small ice cubes as they melt quickly and may water down your drink. Use your largest ice cubes; they melt much less quickly.
- 2
In an empty cocktail shaker, combine the cranberry juice, tequila, lime juice and, if desired, the orange liqueur. Carefully fill the cocktail shaker with ice until it’s three-fourths full. Pop the lid back on the cocktail shaker, and shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker, 15 to 20 seconds.
- 3
Strain the cranberry margarita into the prepared glass. If desired, garnish with fresh sage and cranberries.