Christmas Cranberry Gin Cocktail

This Christmas Cranberry Gin Cocktail is simple to make but is festive and perfect for the holiday season! This Christmas Gin drink is a spin on the classic Gin and Tonic with the addition of cranberry.

A Cranberry Gin Cocktail is festive for the holidays! Serve it with other holiday appetizers like this Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board, Puff Pastry Brie Bites, or Whipped Ricotta Dip with Honey.

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• ⭐Why I Love It:
• 🥘Ingredients and Equipment
• 📖Substitutions and Variations
• 🔪Step by Step Instructions
• 💭Recipe Tips
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⭐Why I Love It:

• Spin on the Classic Gin and Tonic - I love a regular G&T so adding a festive flair with cranberry just makes it even better!
• Easy to Make - You only need a few, easy to find, ingredients.
• Cranberry Flavor - Adding cranberry juice adds flavor and I love to garnish with cranberries as well. For other cranberry favorites, try this Cranberry Jalapeño Dip, Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce, or Christmas Moscow Mule recipe.

🥘Ingredients and Equipment

• Gin - You can use your favorite! I used Tanqueray Gin, but you can use any.
• Tonic Water
• Lime Juice - Freshly squeezed, please!
• Cranberry Juice - You can use either cranberry juice or cranberry juice concentrate.
• Optional Garnishes - Fresh Cranberries, Sugared Cranberries, Lime Wedges
• Tumblers or Old Fashioned Glasses - For serving
• A bar spoon (or regular spoon) - to stir drink and combine
• A cocktail jigger or shot glass - For measuring the ingredients
• Cocktail Picks (optional) - You can use these for the cranberries or sugared cranberries instead of adding directly to the drink

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

📖Substitutions and Variations

• Soda Water - If you're not a fan of tonic water, you can replace it with soda water and your cocktail will be just as delicious!
• Vodka - If you don't like Gin, you can also make this cocktail using Vodka
• Batch Cocktail - If you're serving a crowd, you can make a big pitcher of this instead of making individual servings.
  • To serve 8: Mix together 1.5 cups of Gin, 2 cups of Cranberry Juice, the juice of 4 limes, and either 2 cups of Tonic Water or you can have guests add a splash of tonic water to their glass when serving.

🔪Step by Step Instructions

This Cranberry Gin Cocktail is so easy to make. Just shake (or stir) and serve!

1. Mix Ingredients - In a cocktail shaker or glass, stir together the ingredients.
2. Adjust to Taste - It's easy to adjust the drink to suit your preference. You can make it stronger by adding more gin, less strong by adding more tonic, or more lime/cranberry juice to give it more fruit flavor.
3. Serve - Pour over ice in a glass, garnish with a lime wedges and cranberries, and enjoy!

💭Recipe Tips

• Cranberry Juice - I prefer to use Cranberry Juice Cocktail for the slight added sweetness. You can use plain, unsweetened cranberry juice if you like tart.
• Fresh Limes - I highly recommend getting fresh limes for the juice and then you can garnish with wedges as well.

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