Cranberry Cosmopolitan

Cranberry Cosmopolitan is a quick and simple cocktail that adds an extra cranberry kick to a classic cosmo recipe. Whether you are hosting a party or attending a friendly social, this drink will pave the pathway to a great time!

  • Prep2 min
  • Total2 min
  • Yield1 drink
  • Calories259

Ingredients Steps Notes

Cranberry Cosmopolitan
A cosmopolitan martini on a stone coaster garnish with lime rind.

A great cranberry drink!

This Cosmopolitan Cocktail can be dressed up using fresh limes, Sparkling Cranberries, or with sugar around the rim of your favorite martini glass! Perfect for holiday parties with the girls or sipping on at home by the glow of the Christmas tree!

This Cosmopolitan Recipe has a key ingredient that makes it stand out from all the rest, Cranberry Simple Syrup! The syrup is made up of 3 easy ingredients that will have your drink exploding with t seasonal flavor!

A woman's hand holding a cosmopolitan cocktail.

Cranberry Martini Ingredients

Using 5 ingredients this cocktail comes together quickly with vodka, cranberry simple syrup, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice. Garnish using limes, oranges, or fresh cranberries!

Triple Sec Substitute

You can easily substitute triple sec for Cointreau! Cointreau is also an orange liqueur but has an alcohol content of 40% while triple sec’s content is 15-30%.

Ingredients to make a cranberry cosmopolitan.

How To Make Cranberry Cosmopolitan Cocktails

  1. Grab a cocktail shaker and add in ice, vodka, cranberry syrup, fresh lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice. Cover and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
  2. Then strain the cosmo drink into your favorite martini or cocktail glass.
  3. Pierce your garnishes of choice with a cocktail pick to hang across the top of your glass.
Cranberry simple syrup being poured into a glass cocktail shaker.

Is a Cosmopolitan a woman’s drink?

Cosmopolitans were originally a martini enjoyed mostly by men. The hit television show Sex and the City transformed this drink into a popular cocktail that women now love too!

Cranberry Cosmopolitan is a quick and simple cocktail that adds an extra cranberry kick to a classic cosmo recipe. Whether you are hosting a party or attending a friendly social, this drink will pave the pathway to a great time!

Mix up another holiday drink to enjoy throughout the season!

Cranberry Cosmopolitan

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Steps

  1. Add the vodka, cranberry syrup, lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.

  2. Strain into a martini glass and serve with garnishes of your choice such as fresh cranberries and lime peels.

Notes

  • You can easily substitute triple sec for Cointreau! Cointreau is also an orange liqueur but has an alcohol content of 40% while triple sec’s content is 15-30%.

Nutrition

  • Calories259
  • Carbs28g
  • Protein1g
  • Fat1g
  • Saturated fat1g
  • Sugar27g
  • Sodium19mg

Estimates per serving, when a serving size is listed.