Absolut Elyx Ginger Martini with Drunken Cranberries
With just the right balance of spicy and sweet, this boozy martini is the perfect holiday accompaniment. The tart drunken cranberries are a fun garnish everyone will be swooning over!
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ingredients
Ginger Martini
- Ice
- 3 oz Absolut Elyx Vodka
- 1 oz ginger syrup
- 1/2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Twist of lemon
- Ground nutmeg
- Drunken Cranberries recipe below
Ginger Simple Syrup
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 cups coarsely chopped fresh ginger with peel about 8 ounces
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Drunken Cranberries
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 cup brandy
instructions
- To make the drunken cranberries, preheat oven to 300 degrees. Add fresh cranberries to a small baking dish. Top with sugar and brandy, stirring to combine. Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- To make the ginger simple syrup, add all of the ingredients to a small saucepan over medium high heat. Stir to combine. Bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat and cover. Allow to steep for 30 minutes. Strain out ginger pieces and allow to cool completely.
- To make the cocktail, add vodka, ginger simple syrup and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Strain into a martini glass.
- Top with a light shaving of fresh nutmeg, a lemon twist, and drunken cranberries.