Christmas Cranberry Rosemary Spritz
This Christmas cranberry rosemary spritz is tart, bright and easy to assemble while guests arrive. Use unsweetened cranberry juice if you like a sharp drink; cranberry juice cocktail makes a sweeter version, so start with less syrup.
Ingredients
- 1 oz cranberry juice (100% juice or juice cocktail)
- 1/2 oz fresh orange juice
- 1/4 oz simple syrup, optional
- 4 oz chilled Prosecco or other sparkling wine
- Ice, 1 rosemary sprig, orange slice and a few fresh cranberries for garnish
How to make it
- Add cranberry juice and orange juice to a wine glass. Taste and stir in syrup if needed.
- Fill the glass with ice and slowly pour in the chilled sparkling wine. Give it one gentle stir.
- Add rosemary and an orange slice. If using whole cranberries, leave them as garnish; they are tart and firm.
Use a rosemary sprig only as garnish here: there is no need to heat or infuse a syrup. Mix the juices in a pitcher up to a day ahead and refrigerate. Add bubbles to individual glasses just before serving so the drink stays lively. For an alcohol-free spritz, replace the wine with chilled nonalcoholic sparkling wine or sparkling water. More simple bubbles: two-ingredient Prosecco cocktails.
Christmas Cranberry Rosemary Spritz
A cranberry and orange sparkling wine cocktail for Christmas.
Yield: 1 cocktail · Total time: 10 min
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine cranberry and orange juices in a wine glass; add syrup to taste.
- Add ice and slowly pour in sparkling wine. Stir once.
- Garnish with rosemary, orange and cranberries.
Notes
Prepare one serving at a time. Add sparkling ingredients only when ready to serve.
