Cranberry Spice Sparkler
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This Cranberry Spice Sparkler Cocktail is how everyone will be toasting the holiday season this year. The sparkling cocktail is packed with seasonal flavors for your holiday celebrations.
Time to add a little sparkle to your Thirsty Thursday this holiday season.
You know that moment when you say “yes” to too much and suddenly realize, “oh crap, I don’t have time for all this”?
Welcome to my week, folks.
I have bitten off way more than I can chew and I am feeling it today. I have deadlines to meet and shows to go to and my brain is struggling to keep up with it all. It’s resulted in a massive amount of binge-eating chocolate and praying this horrible habit will help wash away the stress.
Nope, it definitely does not…
Now I can just add on stress about beginning the inevitable holiday season weight gain. GAH.
To distract myself, I go for the sparkle. Today I’ve got sparkles coming out the ying-yang (pop quiz: who knows the reference….?)!
Shari’s Berries has a new line of Champagne Dipped Strawberries with all these gold sparkles and that’s exactly what inspired my Thanksgiving sparkling cocktail. Those little sparkling, fruity gems are so addictive by the way.
I’m just saying, I think I’ve found my go-to Christmas gift (friends and family, pretend like you didn’t just read that!).
My family has always been all about toasting the holidays so I suppose having champagne at every holiday meal has been engrained in my brain from a young age.
This year, I’m taking the bubbly to a whole other level with this cranberry spice sparkler cocktail. The flavors of the cranberry spice syrup are powerful, so a little goes a long way. The champagne (or any sparkling wine, really) round out the flavors so they aren’t punching you in the face.
Instead, it’s just the right amount of subtle holiday cheer to get your belly ready for all that intense eating. It’ll also give you the warm, fuzzy feeling you know and love (particularly useful when dealing with family…).
This Recipe’s Must Haves
When it comes to measuring liquids, I rely on this nesting measuring beaker set from OXO. It’s perfect for mixing cocktails!
You will need a saucepan to create the cranberry vodka mixture that is the base of this sparkler cocktail. Any saucepan will do – just make sure it comes with a lid!
Finally, you’ll need a set of fine mesh strainers to strain out the whole spices you use to make the cranberry spice vodka.
The sparkling cocktail is packed with seasonal flavors for your holiday celebrations.
Cranberry Spice Sparkler
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10 Comments on “Cranberry Spice Sparkler”
Aww. You’re the best right back. Also this cocktail looks amazing! It’d be better if we could enjoy one together, though.
I need girly signature drink suggestions for our cocktail hour! I’d been thinking something cranberry just like this, but am a tiny bit concerned about red spillage. I kinda avoid that when dressed up at events, y’know? Going to have a look through some prev drinks you’ve posted but let me know if you have any ideas!
Yea the dark red in this one might be dangerous… lol but how about the Chambord Royale? It’s a light pink hue and delicious! https://www.cakenknife.com/oscar-monday-oscar-chambord-royale/
Well this drink is just perfect for the holidays. I will save this recipe for all those Christmas parties coming around. I love that is fresh, but yet full of cosy spices.
Thank you Kristina! I hope you enjoy it several times throughout the holidays! 🙂
Thanks for the suggestion. We actually are meeting with our bartender today, so I am going to pass that on. Also those mini bow ties? so cute!
This looks so good. I feel like the cinnamon stick and star anise will really put it over the top for me. I LOVE those two spices together! I will be making this soon!! Oh, and I know how you feel about biting off more than you can chew! Sometimes I just want to crawl in a hole and hope that everyone forgets who I am!! But isn’t it the BEST feeling when you finally complete all of your tasks?! 🙂
So true! It all ends up being worth it once you check the last box on that to-do list 🙂
Hello! I hope you’re having a good week. Your cranberry sparkler looked so tasty that I’ve linked to it my latest post on BuzzFeed. I’m still waiting to see if it will be promoted, so it would be great if you could stop by and upvote it, and also share it on your social media!
Here’s the link: http://www.buzzfeed.com/annemariewalker/16-delicious-reasons-you-should-drink-somthing-fiz-20ib5
I loved the recipe and I hope share more of your posts in the future. Have great day! 🙂
Thanks for including me in your roundup! 🙂 I’ll share for sure!