Cranberry Culprit

Leah Short — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:06:03 +0000

In my last post, I shared with you a recipe for homemade Cranberry & Citrus Sauce. While it may have changed my canned sauce ways, the only reason I made it in the first place was for a cocktail. You know where my priorities are! This Cranberry Culprit intrigued me because I’d never heard of making a drink with cranberry sauce. The homemade sauce is really easy to make, but if you want, you can also try it with the canned stuff.

So, how’s it taste?

The first one I made, I was too lazy to squeeze on the lime juice. Which makes absolutely no sense since I made the cranberry sauce from scratch, but heaven forbid I cut and squeeze a lime! In my head it made perfect sense at the time. I really liked my first drink, but without that squirt of lime, it reminded me of cough syrup. Drinkable, but just so so. I also didn’t strain the drink, which I didn’t mind at first, but then halfway through the drink the cranberry bits really annoyed me.

For my next drink, I added the squeeze of lime and strained it into my glass. Perfection! The lime really added that little something it was missing and removed the cough syrup aftertaste. I preferred it strained, too. No bits hitting my teeth so I was a happy camper. Whether your prepping your feast or looking for a way to use your cranberry sauce leftovers, put this drink on your holiday sipping list.

Cranberry Culprit

by Amy Wisniewski, Chow
makes 1 drink

Ingredients:

1 oz. Cranberry & Citrus Sauce (or other cranberry sauce)
1 oz. bourbon
1 oz. amaretto
Ice
2 oz. ginger ale
Lime wedge

Directions:

1. Combine cranberry sauce, bourbon, and amaretto in a cocktail shaker and muddle until most of the cranberries and citrus are broken up.

2. Fill the shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously. Pour the contents into a highball glass (straining optional), and top with ginger ale. Squeeze the lime wedge over top and serve.

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Ginger Cider Bourbon

Leah Short — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:33:55 +0000

Tomorrow’s the big day! Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Let me introduce you to Ginger Cider Bourbon in case you need a boost! This is a great Fall tasty beverage and super easy to make. You can make a huge batch or single servings depending on your needs. Garnish with an apple wedge and you’re ready for the holidays!

So, how’s it taste?

It’s odd, but I don’t like apple cider, I like the flavor. Which makes zero sense. I won’t drink a glass of it, but I’ll turn them into cupcakes and they’re the best I’ve ever had! I love hot apple cider if it’s smothered in caramel. So maybe I just don’t like it by itself, but with other flavors. I think that’s why this drink works. I love ginger ale and I love bourbon. Both of those go so well with the cider. I swear there’s almost a deep caramel aftertaste because of the sweet from the bourbon. I will warn you that this drink is rich. I enjoyed slowly sipping on mine, but one was enough. It’s not super sweet, and that would depend on your brand of bourbon too, but it’s sweeter than what I like in a cocktail. I think playing with the ratios would suit me better too. When I try this again, I think I’ll up the ginger ale a bit and lower the cider. Of course, upping the bourbon wouldn’t hurt either.

Ginger Cider Bourbon

by The Tampopo Post

Ingredients:

2 parts ginger ale
2 parts apple cider
1 part bourbon

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients and serve over ice. Garnish with an apple slice, if desired.

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