Dame Jo Jacobius
My favourite Christmas cocktails include the French 75, Breakfast Martini, and this one, the Cranberry Margarita…
For the rim:
1 tbsp clear honey or agave syrup
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp sea salt
Zest of an orange
Ingredients for one cocktail:
50ml Reposado Tequila (or Blanco)
12ml Lime juice
12ml Triple sec
75ml Cranberry juice
Garnish:
Fresh cranberries or red-currants and a sprig of rosemary
Method:
Chill a glass. Mix the sugar, salt & orange zest on a flat plate. Rim the margarita glass by painting the rim of the glass with the clear honey and then dipping in the mix to coat the edge.
Add ice and all the cocktail ingredients to a shaker and shake vigorously to chill.*
Strain into your prepped margarita glass and garnish with a couple of fresh cranberries or a sprig of red-currants and the fresh rosemary.
*This can be pre-batched for a crowd and the rim mixture goes a long way…. Simply add ice and shake at the last minute.
Cheers and I wish you and yours a happy festive season and many lovely drinks…