Spiced Cranberry Margarita
The Story
Most cocktail drinkers enjoy a Margarita from time to time. This classic cocktail is a mixture of tequila, triple sec, and lime. One of the great “three ingredient cocktails” out there. We recommend Reposado Tequila versus Blanco in the majority of use cases. Also, you can ramp up your triple sec game with Cointreau (and branded triple sec). This recipe swaps out triple sec for Grand Marnier. If you take the plunge on the bottle, don’t worry, there are many ways to enjoy Grand Marnier, including drinking it on the rocks or even straight up in a chilled glass!
We hope you enjoy this Margarita riff that adds Cranberry Juice (unsweetened, as we add the sugar in the recipe), and a fun optional garnish that is well worth the effort!
Ingredients
2 oz Reposado Tequila
½ oz Grand Marnier
1 oz Unsweetened Cranberry Juice
½ oz Lime Juice
½ oz Cinnamon Syrup
Preparation
Add all ingredients to a Cocktail Shaker
Add ice and shake 10-15 seconds until chilled
Pour cocktail over ice into a lowball glass
Garnish: Cinnamon Stick/Orange slice
Alternate Garnish: BOOZY CRANBERRIES!!
Heat ½ cup water, ½ cup sugar and 1 or 2 cinnamon sticks in a saucepan. Heat until sugar is dissolved. Add fresh cranberries to cover the water in one layer. Heat until most of the cranberries have popped to pop. Let cool. Strain the syrup into a container and use in building the cocktail. Transfer cranberries to a container and add 2 oz Tequila and let sit overnight in the refrigerator. Top your margarita with a spoonful of cranberries.