Bourbon Cranberry Cocktail

If you are looking for the perfect bourbon drink for the holiday season, you have to make this bourbon cranberry cocktail. It is so easy to make and it is perfect for this time of year!

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course bourbon cocktails, happy hour

Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

For 1 cocktail

2 oz. bourbon
.5 oz. orange juice
2 oz. cranberry juice

For 10 cocktails (batched)

2.5 cups bourbon
5 oz. orange juice
2.5 cups cranberry juice

Instructions

How to make this bourbon cranberry cocktail

In a cocktail shaker, add 2 ounces of bourbon, .5 ounces of fresh orange juice, and 2 ounces of cranberry juice.
Add ice cubes and shake until the shaker is frosted.
Strain into a rocks glass over a big ice cube.
Garnish with fresh cranberries and enjoy!

How to make this a batched cocktail

In a pitcher, combine 2.5 cups of bourbon, 5 ounces of orange juice, and 2.5 cups of cranberry juice.
Stir, cover, and place in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Once you are ready to serve, pour 6.5 ounces into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake and strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice.
Garnish and cheers!

Notes

Garnish ideas

A drink needs a garnish! Here are some ideas.

Rosemary Sprig
Cranberries
Orange Twist
Orange Slice
Orange Wheel

Substitutions and variations

Cranberry Juice. If you don't have cranberry juice, you can add in 1 oz. of pure cranberry juice, which is very tart, and 1 oz. of simple syrup.

Sage Simple Syrup. If you want to add a bit of a flair to your cocktail, you can make homemade sage simple syrup or even homemade rosemary syrup and add half an ounce for every cocktail.

Orange Juice. If you don't have orange juice, you can use fresh lemon juice instead.

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