CRANBERRY VODKA DRINKS FOR HOLIDAYS RECIPES

Years ago, my mother made a rosy and refreshing party drink I’ve never forgotten. The sparkle comes from fruit juices, vodka and lemon lime soda. —Melinda Strable, Ankeny, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Total Time 15 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Yield 24 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210 calories, FatContent 0 fat (0 saturated fat), CholesterolContent 0 cholesterol, SodiumContent 10mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 43g carbohydrate (39g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 0 protein.

Not too sweet or too tart, this cosmopolitan cocktail recipe is perfect to serve one or many. We like to use unflavored or citrus flavored vodka in this. If you can, since there is quite a lot of vodka in the recipe, choose vodka that is medium priced or that’s even top-shelf. We like to use Stolichnaya. We love adding a little orange peel to this. Sure, it may look like an unnecessary garnish, but if you do it right, it’s adds a little sweetness and as you go into to take a sip of the cosmopolitan cocktail, you’ll get orange essence, which hides the strength and scent of the vodka. When you add the orange peel, peel it over the drink. This way, any oils that spray out from the orange, fall into the drink. Rubbing the edges of the glass doesn’t hurt either.

Provided by Adam and Joanne Gallagher

Total Time 5 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Yield Makes 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205, ProteinContent 0 g, CarbohydrateContent 13 g, FiberContent 0 g, SugarContent 9 g, FatContent 0 g, SaturatedFatContent 0 g, CholesterolContent 0 mg